South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995)Chapter 6 : Miscellaneous Provisions in respect of Citizenship15. Issue of certificate of citizenship in case of doubt |
| (1) | The Minister may in such cases as he or she deems fit, issue to any person in respect of whose South African citizenship there is any doubt, a certificate that he or she is a South African citizen. |
| (2) | Before issuing any certificate under subsection (1), the Minister may require the person concerned to comply with such provisions of this Act as the Minister may direct. |
| (3) | The Minister may in any certificate issued under subsection (1) describe the person to whom it relates as a South African citizen by birth, descent or naturalisation, as the Minister may deem fit. |
| (4) | A certificate issued under this section shall, unless it is proved that it was obtained by means of fraud, false representation or the concealment of some material fact, be conclusive evidence that the person to whom it relates was a South African citizen by birth, descent or naturalisation, as the case may be, at the date of the issue of the certificate, but shall not be deemed to imply any admission that the person to whom it has been issued was not a South African citizen previously. |