Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Amendment Act

1. Section 2 of the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (2) for paragraph (b) of the following paragraph: "(b) 'member of a family' means— the spouse; (i) (ii) any [unmarried] dependant child under the age of [21] 18 years; (iii) any [unmarried child between the ages of 21 and 23 years who is undertaking full-time studies at an educational institution] other dependant family member, officially recognised as such by the sending State or the United Nations, a specialised agency or an international organisation; and [any other unmarried child or other family member officially recognised as a dependant member of the family by the government of the sending State, the United Nations, a specialised agency or organisation] the life partner, officially recognised as such by the sending State or the United Nations, a specialised agency or an international organisation, (iv) and [who is issued with a diplomatic or official passport], if applicable, 'spouses and relatives dependant' has the same meaning.". Act No. 35, 2008 DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES AMENDMENT ACT, 2008 Amendment of section 9 of Act 37 of 2001 2, Section 9 of the principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsections (2) and (3) of the following subsections, respectively: "(2) The Minister must cause a complete list of all persons on the register to be published [at least once a year in the Gazette] on the Website of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and must cause the list to be updated as frequently as may be necessary, and made publicly available. (3) If [in any proceedings in a court of law] any question arises as to whether or not any person enjoys any immunity or privilege under this Act or the Conventions, a certificate under the hand or issued under the authority of the Director-General stating any fact relating to that question, is prima facie evidence of that fact.". Short title and commencement

3. This Act is called the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Amendment Act, 2008, and takes effect on a date to be determined by the President by proclamation in the Gazette.