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Section 29A — “Writing”

As in force on 30 November 2008.

Timeline 3 versions
  1. 1 February 2008 Act 51 of 2007
  2. 30 November 2008 Revised edition
  3. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 30 November 2008

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

29A.“Writing”

The word “writing” includes any mode of representing or reproducing words, figures, drawings or symbols in a visible form.