The Electronic Records (Evidence) Act, 2014, which provides for the admissibility
of electronic records as evidence in legal proceedings and authentication of
electronic records and for the admissibility in evidence of electronic records as
original records and for matters incidental and connected thereto;
The Electronic Communication and Transactions Act, 2014, which provides for the
facilitation and regulation of electronic communications and transactions, and
specifically for electronic commerce and electronic signatures and for matters
incidental and connected thereto;
The Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act, 2014, which prohibits the development,
production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer and use of chemical
weapons and other matters incidental thereto;
The Retirement Funds Act, 2014, which organises the licensing, regulation and
administration of all retirement funds, including pension and provident funds, and
for matters incidental to or connected therewith;
The Married Persons Property Act 2014 makes provision for persons married under
customary law to opt for their property to be administered under civil law while
persons getting married under customary law are enabled to opt either in or out of
community of property. Furthermore, persons whose joint property is administered
under civil law are empowered to approach the High Court and change their
marriage regime where their initial property regime seizes to be of an advantage to
them. These new developments ensure equal rights for married persons whether
such marriages were contracted under civil law or customary law.
The Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2014, provides for the prohibition, prevention
and combating of human trafficking and measures to protect and assist victims of
trafficking in person and other matters incidental thereto.
The Counter-Terrorism Act, 2014, provides for the combating of all acts of
terrorism and suppression of terrorist acts, and the punishment of those who
participate in acts of terrorism. It also establishes the Counter-Terrorism Analysis
and Fusion Agency (which is currently not yet operational).
The Education and Training Bill, 2014 is being examined. It decentralizes some of
the functions of the running of education in the country, provides for the system
and structure of education and training, right of the child to free education and
training and prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment and the governance
and management of basic education and training.
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