Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
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                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						Whole Act | 
					
						1 January 1948 | 
					s. 7(2) | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
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						Appl. | 
					10/2007, s. 18(2) | 
					
			
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						Am. | 
					45/1956, s.32 (1) | 
					
			
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					24/1961, s.90 (16) | 
					
			
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						Application restricted | 
					23/2017, ss. 1(2), 112(6) (col. cit.) | 
					
			
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					23/2017, ss. 1(2), 121(4) (col. cit.) | 
					
			
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					23/2017, ss. 1(2), 149(5) (col. cit.) | 
					
			
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						Cert. codes deemed to be S. to which Act primarily applies. | 
					25/1988, ss. 13 (3) (b), 35 (2) | 
					
			
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						Restricted | 
					36/2010, ss. 1(2), 62(8) | 
					
			
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						S.2(1)(b) am. | 
					2/1980, s.6 | 
					
			
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						S. 2(2A) inserted | 
					23/2015, s. 6(a)(i) | 
					
			
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						S. 2(3) repealed | 
					23/2015, s. 6(a)(ii) | 
					
			
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						S. 2(4) repealed | 
					23/2015, s. 6(a)(ii) | 
					
			
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						S. 2(5)(a) amended | 
					23/2015, s. 6(a)(iii)(I) | 
					
			
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						S. 2(5)(b) amended | 
					23/2015, s. 6(a)(iii)(II) | 
					
			
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						S.3 am. | 
					26/1955, s.1 | 
					
			
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						S.3(1), cert. oo.s exempted from provisions of | 
					27/2011, ss. 1(3), 101(4) | 
					
			
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					36/2010, ss. 1(2), 62(4) | 
					
			
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					1/2009, s. 9(8) | 
					
			
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					14/1993, ss. 3, 8 (3) | 
					
			
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						S. 3(1)(a) amended | 
					23/2015, s. 6(b) | 
					
			
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						S. 8 transfer of functions | 
					23/2015, s. 8 | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						None | 
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