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70 of 1991
The repealed South African Citizenship Amendment Act 70 of 1991 intended:
- to amend the South African Citizenship Act, 1949 [repealed in 1995], so as
- to make certain adjustments in consequence of the amendment of certain other laws;
- to further regulate the claim to South African citizenship by descent, of a person born outside the Republic;
- to extend the period within which a declaration may be made by any person with regard to the acquisition of South African citizenship after attaining majority;
- to provide that the Minister may grant exemption from the provisions according to which South African citizenship is lost as a result of certain formal acts;
- to further regulate the status of persons who have lost their South African citizenship by residence outside the Republic; and
- to provide for the resumption of South African citizenship by any person who ceased to be a South African citizen by reason of his acquisition of the citizenship or nationality of any country or territory in Africa;
- to amend the South African Citizenship at Attainment of Independence by Namibia Regulation Act, 1990, so as to regulate anew the resumption of South African citizenship; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
24 May 1991
