CHAPTER 01:03
REVISION OF THE LAWS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Law Revision Commissioner

    4.    Duty of Commissioner

    5.    Publication of the Laws of Botswana

    6.    Periodical revision of Laws of Botswana

    7.    Contents of Laws of Botswana

    8.    Power to omit certain laws from the Laws of Botswana

    9.    Powers in respect of preparation of pages

    10.    Evidence of revised edition

    11.    References to laws included in revised edition

    12.    Power of Commissioner to rectify errors by order

Act 16, 2002.

An Act to provide for revision of the Laws of Botswana and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

[Date of Commencement: 19th August, 2002]

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Revision of the Laws Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "the Commissioner" means the person specified as Law Revision Commissioner under section 3;

    "Law Revision Order" means an order made by the Commissioner under section 5;

    "revision date" has the meaning given by section 4.

3.    Law Revision Commissioner

    The Attorney-General shall be the Law Revision Commissioner for the purposes of this Act.

4.    Duty of Commissioner

    It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, in accordance with this Act, to cause to be prepared and published from time to time an edition to be known as the Laws of Botswana containing all the enactments required to be included therein as they stand at a date appointed by the Commissioner (in this Act referred to as a "revision date").

5.    Publication of the Laws of Botswana