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National Identity Card Act
Act 60 of 1985
- Commenced on 11 April 1986
- [This is the version of this document at 30 June 2017.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the National Identity Card Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act —"biometric information", in relation to an individual, means data about his external characteristics, including his fingerprints;"identity card" means a National Identity Card issued under section 5;"Minister" means the Minister to whom responsiblity for the subject of civil status is assigned;"NIC number" has the same meaning as in the Civil Status Act;"register" means the register kept under section 3;"Registrar" means the Registrar of Civil Status.[S. 2 amended by s. 15 (a) of Act 20 of 2009 w.e.f. 16 September 2013.]3. Register to be kept
4. Duty to be registered
5. National Identity Card
6. Change of residence
7. Production of identity card
7A. Lost or mislaid identity card
Any person who—8. Cancellation of identity card
9. Offences
10. Regulations
10A. Transitional provisions
11. Designation of office
Where the Registrar designates any office or place under this Act, he shall forthwith cause notice of such designation to be given in the Gazette.[S. 11 inserted by s. 2 (f) of Act 18 of 2013 w.e.f. 16 September 2013.]12. Collection and processing of data to be subject to Data Protection Act
The collection and processing of personal data, including biometric information, under this Act shall be subject to the Data Protection Act.[S. 12 added by s. 2 (f) of Act 18 of 201 3 w.e.f. 16 September 2013.]13. ***
History of this document
30 June 2017 this version
Consolidation
11 April 1986
Commenced