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Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill: Committee report
8 Sep 2021
Tabled Committee Reports
Draft Bill Approved - September 2021
The Committee met to adopt its final report on the Constitutional Eighteenth Amendment Bill, which the Committee had adopted the week before.
In considering its draft report, the Committee discussed at length two issues raised by the EFF. The EFF ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill: finalisation
3 Sep 2021
In this virtual meeting the Ad Hoc Committee considered and adopted the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill and the accompanying Memorandum.
The purpose of the Bill is to amend section 25 of the Constitution so as to provide that where land is expropriated for land ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 3
2 Sep 2021
In the last day of public hearings on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, the Committee heard ten oral submissions, all of which were critical of the Bill.
The Umzimvubu Farmers Support Network, with input from communities in Mpondoland, rejected the Bill. It opposed the prohibitions against the involvement ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill: deliberations
1 Sep 2021
Video
Section 25 Review Process
The Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation Amending Section 25 of the Constitution met for further deliberations. It agreed that it would likely be able to adopt the draft Constitution 18th Amendment Bill by Friday, 3 September 2021. The Committee was given an ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 2
1 Sep 2021
In the second of three days of public hearings, held virtually, the Committee heard ten oral submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. All submissions, except for those of the Holy Basil Growers Club and GSR Consulting, categorically opposed the Bill in its current form.
For the Cannabis ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill: public hearings day 1
31 Aug 2021
In the first of three days of public hearings, held virtually, the Committee heard six oral submissions on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill.
Mr Jeremy Acton rejected the Bill in its entirety, arguing that it violated the right to privacy. He objected in particular to the Bill’s criminal ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Constitution 18th Amendment Bill: proposed amendments; Public submissions report
27 Aug 2021
Video
Section 25 Review Process
The Ad Hoc Committee amending section 25 of the Constitution convened in a virtual meeting.
At the outset, the Chairperson indicated that the purpose of the meeting was to receive and consider the report that was prepared by the Administration based on submissions received during ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
Magistrate Commission on Disciplinary Matters
26 Aug 2021
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed by the Magistrates’ Commission on certain disciplinary matters, including that of the Chief Magistrate of Kempton Park, Ms Judy van Schalkwyk.
The Committee heard that Ms van Schalkwyk was charged for misconduct and was suspended from office on 4 ...
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution
Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill: Committee Extension; Report on public submissions
26 Aug 2021
In this virtual meeting, the AdHoc Committee discussed the need for an extension, the report on public submissions and the third revised draft Bill. The Committee decided on the next steps to be taken on these matters.
The Chairperson of the Committee provided an overview ...
Justice and Constitutional Development
National Cannabis Master Plan: DALRRD & DTIC briefing; with Deputy Ministers
25 Aug 2021
The Committee met virtually to receive briefings on the National Cannabis Master Plan from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC).
Both departments had also prepared to provide input on the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which the ...