Acts Published but not in Operation

This is a list of Principal Acts that have been published but have not yet commenced.

Please note that these Principal Acts will NOT be found on the Alphabetical List.

A Principal Act is the original Act that is enacted to implement a rule of law (as opposed to an Amendment Act which makes changes to the existing Principal Act).

ADVISORY BOARD ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACT 3 OF 2001

ANIMAL HEALTH ACT 7 OF 2002

ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES PROHIBITION ACT 36 OF 2003

APPLICATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ACT 172 OF 1993

CANNABIS FOR PRIVATE PURPOSES ACT 7 OF 2024

COMMUNAL LAND RIGHTS ACT 11 OF 2004    

CUSTOMS DUTY ACT 30 OF 2014

EXPLOSIVES ACT 15 OF 2003

EXPROPRIATION ACT 13 OF 2024

HOUSING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 25 OF 2024

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 20 OF 2023

NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA ACT 1 OF 2020

OVERVAAL RESORTS LIMITED ACT REPEAL ACT 23 OF 2019

PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LAND ACT 39 OF 2024

PREVENTION AND COMBATING OF HATE CRIMES AND HATE SPEECH ACT 16 OF 2023

PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY LEVIES ACT 23 OF 2002

PRIZE JURISDICTION ACT 3 OF 1968

PROHIBITION OF MERCENARY ACTIVITIES AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES IN COUNTRY OF ARMED CONFLICT ACT 27 OF 2006

PROTECTION, PROMOTION, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ACT 6 OF 2019

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ACT 28 OF 2024

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ACT 8 OF 2026

TRADITIONAL COURTS ACT 9 OF 2022

UPSTREAM PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 23 OF 2024