Section 93
Short title and commencement
Part 7 · General Provisions
(1) This Act is the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, and takes effect on a date determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.
(2) Different dates may be so determined in respect of— (a) different provisions of this Act; (b) different categories of public bodies, including, but not limited to, different public bodies contemplated in— (i) paragraph (a); (ii) paragraph (b)(i); and (iii) paragraph (b)(ii), of the “public body” in section 1; and (c) different categories of private bodies.
Source: SAFLII — Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (consolidated, updated 11 October 2024) — cross-checked verbatim before publishing.
Beyond the text
What this means in practice
- The formal short-title and commencement clause; different provisions and categories of bodies could be brought into force on different dates.
- PAIA commenced on 9 March 2001, with some provisions following on 15 February 2002.
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