Public Holidays Act, 1990

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Jurisdiction: Namibia
Citation: Act 26 of 1990
Date: 17 December 2004
Language: English
Type: Legislation
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Public Holidays Act, 1990

Act 26 of 1990

Published in Government Gazette no. 125 on 20 December 1990
Assented to on 6 December 1990
Commenced on 1 February 1991
[This is the version of this document from 17 December 2004 and includes any amendments published up to 6 October 2022.]

[Amended by Public Holidays Amendment Act, 2004 (Act 16 of 2004) on 17 December 2004]

ACTTo provide for public holidays and for incidental matters.BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia, as follows:-

1. Public Holidays

[The word “Holidays” in this heading should not be capitalised.]

(1)The days specified in the Schedule shall be public holidays.

(2)When a public holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday shall also be a public holiday, unless that Monday is a public holiday.

(3)The President may by proclamation in the Gazette declare any day in a particular year, not being a public holiday in terms of subsection (1) or (2), to be a public holiday.

2. Interpretation of laws

Any reference in any law to a public holiday shall be construed as a reference to a public holiday referred to in section 1.

3. Repeal of Act 7 of 1987

The Public Holidays Act, 1987, is hereby repealed.

4. Short title and commencement

This Act shall be called the Public Holidays Act, 1990, and shall come into operation on 1 February 1991.

Schedule

New Year’s DayGood FridayEaster MondayIndependence Day (the twenty-first day of March)Workers Day (the first day of May)Cassinga Day (the fourth day of May)Ascension DayAfrica Day (the twenty-fifth day of May)Heroes Day (the twenty-sixth day of August)Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day (the tenth day of December)[The name of this public holiday is substituted by Act 16 of 2004.]Christmas Day (the twenty-fifth day of December)Family Day (the twenty-sixth day of December).

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History of this document

17 December 2004 this version

Amended by Public Holidays Amendment Act, 2004

01 February 1991

Commences.

20 December 1990

Published in Government Gazette number 125

06 December 1990

Assented to.

Public Holidays Act, 1990

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Public Holidays Act, 1990

Act 26 of 1990

1. Public Holidays

2. Interpretation of laws

3. Repeal of Act 7 of 1987

4. Short title and commencement

Schedule

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17 December 2004 this version

01 February 1991

20 December 1990

06 December 1990

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