Act 19 2022 - Act 19 - 2022 - Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (Amendment) Act 2022

[30th Sep t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Truth , Reconciliation and National Unity 463 Commission (Amendment) Act REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022 (Act 19 of 2022) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Sections 1. Short title 2. Amendment of section 11 3. Amendment of section 14 4. Validity of decisions [30th Sep t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Truth , Reconciliation and National Unity 464 Commission (Amendment) Act REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY COMMISSION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2022 (Act 19 of 2022) I assent Wavel Ramkalawan President 29th September, 2022 AN ACT TO AMEND THE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY COMMISSION ACT, 2018 (ACT 9 OF 2018) TO EXTEND THE MANDATE AND TERM OF THE TRUTH, RECONCILIATION AND NATIONAL UNITY COMMISSION. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission (Amendment) Act, 2022, and amends the Truth, Reconciliation and National Unity Commission Act, 2018 (“the principal Act”). [30th Sep t e m b e r 2 0 2 2 ] Truth , Reconciliation and National Unity 465 Commission (Amendment) Act REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE ACT Amendment of section 11 2. Section 11(2) of the principal Act is amended by repealing the words “and shall submit its final report within three months after it has completed its inquiries”. Amendment of section 14 3.(1) Section 14(1) of the principal Act is amended by repealing the words “and shall end upon the delivery to the President of its final report”. (2) Section 14(2) of the principal Act shall be substituted for the following — “(2) The mandate of the Commission shall come to an end on 31 December, 2022, or on the date on which the Commission delivers its final report to the President of the Republic of Seychelles, whichever is the earlier.” Validity of decisions 4. Any action or decision taken by the Commission between 9 August 2022 and the date on which this Act commences shall be valid and deemed to have been properly made under the principal Act as if the mandate of the Commission had been extended as from 9 August 2022. I certify that this is a correct copy of the Bill which was passed by the National Assembly on 14th September, 2022. Mrs. Tania Isaac Clerk to the National Assembly