Acts Administered by the Department of Home Affairs: Births and Deaths Registration Act 51 of 1992; Identification Act 68 of 1997; Alteration of Sex Description and Sex Status Act 49 of 2003; South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995; South African Passports and Travel Documents 4 of 1994 & Regulations

Further Legislative Developments

• Identification Act 68 of 1997: 

  • Fourteenth Amendment of the Regulations made under the Identification Act, 1997 published with effect from 1 April 2025 (GN 6032 in GG 52371 of 24 March 2025) (p3)

  • Fourteenth Amendment of the Regulations made under the Identification Act, 1997 published with effect from 1 July 2025 (GN 6336 in GG 52893 of 23 June 2025) (p3) 

Proposed Future Developments

• Marriage Bill, 2023 [B43-2023] [lapsed] [revived] 

• Identification Act 68 of 1997: 

  • Notice of intention to cancel identity documents or cards of persons whose identity numbers are blocked published for comment (GN 5135 in GG 51064 of 16 August 2024) (p3)

  • Draft Identification Regulations, 2026 published for comment (GN R7428 in GG 54610 of 4 May 2026) (p3)

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