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Act No. 21 of 1937.

[Date of commencement―23rd April, 1937.^[1]

Act

To amend the South Africa Act, 1909, and the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, 1930.

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(Assented to 22nd April, 1937.)
(Signed by the Governor-General in English.)

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Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows:―

Amendment of section 34 of the South Africa Act.

1. Section thirty-four of the South Africa Act, 1909 is hereby amended

(a)

by substituting the following paragraph for paragraph (i):―

“(i)

In this section the expression― ‘adult Union nationals’ means Union nationals (both male and female) of the age of twenty-one years or over, but does not include members of His Majesty’s regular forces on full pay, other than members of the South African Permanent Force

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1. First published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2432 of the 23rd April, 1937.