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Electoral Commission Act, 1996 (Act No. 51 of 1996)

Chapter 5 : Electoral Court

24. Repeal of laws, legal succession and transitional provision

 

 

(1) The laws mentioned in the Schedule are hereby repealed.

 

(2) The Commission is the successor in title to the Independent Electoral Commission established by section 4 of the Independent Electoral Commission Act, 1993 (Act No. 150 of 1993), and is empowered to control all electoral equipment and material held by any organ of state in any sphere of government.

 

(3) The Special Electoral Court established by section 32 of the Independent Electoral Commission Act, 1993, shall, notwithstanding the repeal of that Act by subsection (1), dispose of any matter pending before it as if this Act had not been passed.

 

[Date of commencement of section 24: to be proclaimed]