Motlanthe signs 14 bills into law
2009-01-14 20:36
Cape Town - Fourteen pieces of legislation have been signed into law by President Kgalema Motlanthe since Parliament went into recess before Christmas.
Four were signed last month and ten over January 5-6
.
The bills, which are now Acts of Parliament, include the constitutional
amendments which end floor crossing in local, provincial and national
assemblies, and the two tax bills put forward by Trevor Manuel to give final
effect to the changes he made in his last Budget.
Other bills signed by the president include those amending the laws on
tobacco control and environmental management.
An intellectual property rights bill has also been signed, which the
Department of Science and Technology said on Wednesday contains clear
obligations regarding the ownership of intellectual property rights from
publicly financed research.
"The act was developed to ensure the effective use of intellectual property
resulting from publicly financed research and development, which has been a
grey area for far too long," the department said.