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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Chapter VIII : Registration and Selection of Persons for Allotment to Citizen Force, Commandos, South African Police or South African Railways Police Force

64. Notification of address

 

 

(1) Every person who has been registered in terms of section 63 shall, unless he has been relieved of the obligation to do so by the registering officer, notify that officer in writing of every change in his residential or postal address.

 

(2) Whenever any person is charged with having failed to notify the registering officer of any change in his address as required by subsection (1), such person shall be deemed to have so failed, unless he produces—
(a) an acknowledgment by the registering officer of the notification of such change;
(b) other proof to the satisfaction of the court that he has in fact notified the registering officer of such change; or
(c) proof to the satisfaction of the court that he has been duly relieved of the obligation to notify such change.

 

[Section 64 substituted by section 28 of Act No. 134 of 1993]