Legislation

Your comprehensive legislation solution

Your most comprehensive collection of national, provincial and local government legislation available in online, bound, loose-leaf or mobile digital format.

Fully consolidated, current and cross-referenced legislation

South African national, provincial and local government legislation and Government Gazettes. Accurate, up to date and complete collection of Acts, Bills, by-laws, subordinate legislation and Gazettes. Various solutions published online on Lexis Library, in print loose-leaf and bound formats and in digital format on LexisMobile. Updated daily, weekly, quarterly, bi-annually or annually depending on your choice of format.

Lexis^® Library: National Legislation

Fully cross-referenced and current consolidated Acts and regulations from 1910 to date, including repealed legislation
Updated daily and accessible to browse in alphabetical or chronological order or by research area
Fully annotated with links from principal Acts to amendment Acts, regulations and wording of sections prior to amendment for easy cross-referencing
Acts and regulations new releases available within 24 hours
Bills, draft Bills and Green and White Papers available within 24 hours
Includes additional features such as the complementary Bill Tracker, Legislation Watch, Gazette Watch and the Quick Guide.
Wette, regulasies and indeks also available in Afrikaans where applicable

Learn more about Lexis Library National Legislation

Research areas

View a complete list of current Acts, Bills and regulations relevant to your practice area.
The Research Areas Table of Contents does your research for you by selecting the relevant legislation quickly and easily.

FREE Bill Tracker

Tracks the lifecycle of new Bills from
discussion and introduction by the Minister, Portfolio Committee or Assembly member, through consideration by the Houses of Parliament and to assent by the President

Enhanced online functionality

The Lexis^® Library toolbar gives quick access to icons to e-mail, print or download legislation. Highlight text and create notes and folders to view later. An advanced search feature allows for easy navigation. The Mobi site enables access on your mobile device.

Proposed
amendments

The full text of all pending amendments is included in the Acts so that you can view the present status of legislation as well as proposed provisions. All proposed amendments appear in a text box to distinguish them from current legislative provisions for you.

Historical Versions

Tracks and displays previous versions of principal Acts prior to their various amendments. This enables a point in time view of an Act, as well as a comparison of two different versions with changes clearly displayed.
Watch our video tutorial to find out more.

Also available on Lexis Library

Provincial
Legislation

All provincial legislation comprising Acts assigned to the provinces, as well as Acts, ordinances and regulations of the 9 provincial legislatures. Legislation is consolidated, annotated and up to date. Arranged by province and subject, with alphabetical and chronological indexes for ease of use.

Local Government Legislation

Municipal by-laws, rules, notices, policy documents and tariffs. Arranged by metropolitan, district and local municipalities of each province. Includes lists of disestablished municipalities and former municipalities’ legislation. Latest by-laws released keeps you up to date.

Gazettes
Online

Full text of SA national and provincial gazettes, updated daily with Acts, Bills, proclamations, notices, liquor licences, tender bulletins and road carrier permits. Historical data for government gazettes from 1910 and provincial gazettes from 2004. FREE weekly email service Gazette Watch links to it.

Legal Citator

The Legal Citator is an additional subscription service that links sections of the Acts to relevant cases with full citations and determination of their precedential value. Watch this video to find more what our customers have to say about this product.

Key titles available in print

Statutes of South Africa (loose-leaf)

Forty A4 binders of consolidated and annotated Acts arranged under 94 subject titles, with references to decided cases, regulations and detailed subject index cross-referenced to the Acts. Updates are published bi-annually with optional complementary services: Noter-up, Wording of Sections and the Quickguide. Published in English and Afrikaans.

Statutes of South Africa (bound edition)

Nine annually updated A5 hard cover volumes arranged under 35 subject titles. The set includes fully consolidated and annotated enforced Acts (excl. purely financial measures). Also included are summaries of Amending Acts, tables of Gazettes (from 1990), statutes judicially considered (from 1947) and Acts alphabetical and chronological listed (from 1910).

Butterworths Legislation Service (BLS)

A quarterly legislation service comprising 26 principal English Acts and 22 Afrikaans Acts, each with related regulations, rules, notices, tables of cases and subject indexes. Available individually by Act and related materials, or collectively, in an A5 loose-leaf format. Includes a free subscription to LexisMobile, a mobile device app, enabling digital access.

Butterworths Regional Legislation Service (BRLS)

Provincial legislation available in individual A4 loose-leaf binders for each province. A comprehensive collection of Acts assigned and provincial Acts, ordinances and regulations. Updated twice a year, plus a quarterly Bulletin to alert subscribers to recent legislation. Eastern and Western Cape not available in print.

Noter-up

A quarterly update service to complement your loose-leaf subscription. Set out in alphabetical order by title, it notes amendments to statutes, new legislation, decided cases and regulations cross-referenced to sections of the Acts. English and Afrikaans combined.

Wording of Sections

Published annually, the Wording of Sections complements your loose-leaf subscription. It contains the full text of sections and subsections of Acts prior to their amendment or deletion during the course of that year, enabling you to view historic provisions.

Quickguide

The Quickguide (1910 to date) helps verify the validity of Acts and extent of their application. It records commencement and repeal dates and cross-references the loose-leaf and bound works for quick access. Browse alphabetical or chronological lists and Bill details.

FREE Gazette Watch

Complementary weekly email alert service to keep you informed on all new legislation. Covers national, provincial and local government legislation from Bills, Acts and by-laws to regulations, notices and legislation for comment.