Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995 (Act No. 34 of 1995)

Chapter 4 : Amnesty Mechanisms and Procedures

22. Referrals to Committee on Reparation and Rehabilitation
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(1)Where amnesty is granted to any person in respect of any act, omission or offence and the Committee is of the opinion that a person is a victim in relation to that act, omission or offence, it shall refer the matter to the Committee on Reparation and Rehabilitation for its consideration in terms of section 26.

 

(2)Where amnesty is refused by the Committee and if it is of the opinion that—
(a)the act, omission or offence concerned constitutes a gross violation of human rights; and
(b)a person is a victim in the matter,

it shall refer the matter to the Committee on Reparation and Rehabilitation for consideration in terms of section 26.

 

[Date of commencement of section 22: 10 April 1996]