To provide for the promotion of research in the field of human sciences in order to improve understanding of social conditions and the process of social change; to provide for the continued existence of the Human Sciences Research Council; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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The Human Sciences Research Council Act 2008 (Act No. 17 of 2008) has been amended by the announcement of the commencement of the Science and Technology Laws Amendment Act 2020 (Act No.9) of 22 October 2020, as per Proclamation 3 of Government Gazette 44333, dated 26 March 2021
The Human Sciences Research Council Act 2008 (Act No. 17 of 2008) has been amended by the Main Act by Science and Technology Laws Amendment Act 2020, (Act No. 9 of 2020), as per Notice No. 9 of Government Gazette 43829, dated 20October 2020
The Act has been added to the site, as printed in Government Gazette No. 31470 dated 30 September 2008.