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 | 
					
						6 August 1959 | 
					Commenced on enactment | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					
			
			
			
					| 
						Rep. | 
					10/2003, s.5 (1) (2), sch. 1 | 
					
			
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						Trans. of functns. under. | 
					S. I. No. 246 of 1961 | 
					
			
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					S. I. No. 8 of 1980 | 
					
			
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						S.2 (1) (a) am. | 
					3/1966, s.6 (1) (a) | 
					
			
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					28/1972, s.1 (1) | 
					
			
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						S.2 (1) (b) am. | 
					22/1963, s.1 | 
					
			
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					3/1966, s.6 (1) (b) | 
					
			
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					29/1968, s.2 | 
					
			
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					16/1970, s.2 | 
					
			
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					28/1972, s.1 (2) | 
					
			
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					26/1975, s.3 | 
					
			
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					22/1979, s.2 (1) | 
					
			
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					31/1983, s.2 (1) | 
					
			
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					11/1987, s.2 (1) | 
					
			
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						S.2 (4) rep. | 
					29/1968, s.3 | 
					
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						None | 
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