Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972

Act 54 of 1972

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Amended by Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Amendment Act, 2007

Amended by Transfer of Powers and Duties of the State President Act, 1986

Amended by Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Amendment Act, 1981

Commenced by Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972: Commencement

Published in Government Gazette 3530

Assented to

1.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 1996-12-30 number 210
2.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2004-03-30 number 1134
3.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2006-02-17 number 1489
4.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2006-10-13 number 1595
5.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2007-03-16 number 1684
6.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2007-09-03 number 1762
7.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2008-01-14 number 1814
8.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2008-09-26 number 1982
9.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2009-02-27 number 2042
10.	Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette dated 2010-10-22 number 2459

1.	Freddy Hirsch Group (Pty) Ltd v Chickenland (Pty) Ltd (20/2010) [2011] ZASCA 22 (17 March 2011)	4 citations
2.	Porritt and Another v National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others (978/2013) [2014] ZASCA 168 (21 October 2014)	2 citations
3.	S v Maginda and Others (110/1988) [1988] ZASCA 111 (28 September 1988)
4.	S v Manyathi (CC70/2024) [2025] ZAECGHC 5 (24 January 2025)