REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO

PROMOTION OF NATIONAL UNITY AND RECONCILIATION AMENDMENT BILL

[B 48--98]

(As agreed to by the Portfolio Committee on Justice (National Assembly))

[B 48A--98]

REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA

PORTEFEULJEK0MITEE-AMENDEMENTE OP

WYSIGINGSWETSONTWERP OP DIE BEVORDERING VAN NASIONALE EENHEID EN VERSOENING

[W 48--98]

(Soos goedgekeur deur die Portefeuljekomitee oor Justisie (Nasionale Vergadering))

[W 48A--98] ISBN 0 621 27673 1

AMENDMENTS AGREED TO

PROMOTION OF NATIONAL UNITY AND RECONCILIATION AMENDMENT BILL [B 48--98]

CLAUSE 2

1. On page 4, in line 14, after "23" to insert:

, in respect of--

(aa) responses to matters commenced before 14 December 1997 by

the said Committees, but not yet finalised by 31 July 1998,

excluding any inquiries or heanng. s in terms of section 29; and

(bb) matters emanating from the consideration of applications for

amnesty by the Committee on Amnesty

2. On page 4, from line 15, to omit subparagraph (iii) and to substitute:

(iii) the President may, subject to section 17(2) and from the ranks

of the existing commissioners, appoint not more than two

further commissioners to the Committee on Amnesty to assist

in the exercising of the powers and the performance of the

duties and functions referred to in subparagraph (ii); and

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1. On page 2, in the fourth line, after "extend" to insert "the powers of the

Committee on Amnesty and".