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- Is amended by Children's Act, 2005
- Is amended by Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007
- Is amended by Domestic Violence Act, 1998
- Is commenced by Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993: Commencement
South Africa
Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993
Act 133 of 1993
- Published in Government Gazette 15161 on 6 October 1993
- Assented to on 24 September 1993
- Commenced on 1 December 1993 by Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993: Commencement
- [This is the version of this document as it was from 15 December 1999 to 14 December 2007.]
- [Amended by Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act 116 of 1998) on 15 December 1999]
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[section 1 repealed by section 21(1) of Act 116 of 1998]2. ***
[section 2 repealed by section 21(1) of Act 116 of 1998]3. ***
[section 3 repealed by section 21(1) of Act 116 of 1998]4. Obligation to report ill-treatment of children
Any person who examines, treats, attends to, advises, instructs or cares for any child in circumstances which ought to give rise to the reasonable suspicion that such child has been ill-treated, or suffers from any injury the probable cause of which was deliberate, shall immediately report such circumstances—5. Rape of wife by her husband
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any law or in the common law, a husband may be convicted of the rape of his wife.6. ***
[section 6 repealed by section 21(1) of Act 116 of 1998]7. ***
[section 7 repealed by section 21(1) of Act 116 of 1998]8. Repeal of section 1 of Act 39 of 1989
Section 1 of the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Act Amendment Act, 1989 (Act No. 39 of 1989), is hereby repealed.9. Short title and commencement
This Act shall be called the Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993, and shall come into operation on a date fixed by the State President by proclamation in the Gazette.History of this document
01 April 2010 amendment not yet applied
Amended by
Children's Act, 2005
15 December 2007 amendment not yet applied
15 December 1999 this version
Amended by
Domestic Violence Act, 1998
01 December 1993
06 October 1993
24 September 1993
Assented to
Subsidiary legislation
Title | Numbered title |
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Prevention of Family Violence Act, 1993: Commencement | Proclamation R124 of 1993 |
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