Source document
Immigration Act 13 of 2002 (document page: commencement and amendments)
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 11 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
gov.za document page for the Immigration Act 13 of 2002: purpose, related acts, commencement dates (ss. 7 and 52 on 20 Feb 2003; s. 4 on 26 Feb 2003; all other sections except s. 37 on 12 Mar 2003, Gazette 24951 of 20 Feb 2003), link to the consolidated text on SAFLII, and the list of amending acts (Immigration Amendment Acts 19 of 2004, 3 of 2007, 13 of 2011, 8 of 2016; and three other acts on corruption, sexual offences and trafficking, not about the investor route). Earlier: the 12 Mar 2003 commencement event. This pass added 4 events (one per Immigration Amendment Act, year precision; the page does not say what each changed). The partial commencements of ss. 4, 7 and 52 are not about the business route (not recorded).
What it supports
5 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Timeline (5)
- Immigration Act 2002 amended by the Immigration Amendment Act 8 of 20162016LegalSouth Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- Immigration Act 2002 amended by the Immigration Amendment Act 13 of 20112011LegalSouth Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- Immigration Act 2002 amended by the Immigration Amendment Act 3 of 20072007LegalSouth Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- Immigration Act 2002 amended by the Immigration Amendment Act 19 of 20042004LegalSouth Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
- South Africa's Immigration Act 2002 comes into force, creating the business permit for investors12 Mar 2003LaunchSouth Africa · Business visa (formerly business permit) and permanent residence for business investors (Immigration Act 13 of 2002, ss. 15 and 27(c))
About the document
What it covers Government portal's record of the Immigration Act 2002: commencement dates by section (20 Feb, 26 Feb and 12 Mar 2003, per Gazette 24951 of 20 Feb 2003) and list of amending Acts.
Notes Secondary official record: the commencement proclamation in Gazette 24951 itself was not obtained (SAFLII and the Southern African law library returned HTTP 403).
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