To provide for measures to prevent and combat terrorist and related activities; to provide for an offence of terrorism and other offences associated or connected with terrorist activities; to provide for Convention offences; to give effect to international instruments dealing with terrorist and related activities; to provide for a mechanism to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions, which are binding on member States, in respect of terrorist and related activities; to provide for measures to prevent and combat the financing of terrorist and related activities; to provide for investigative measures in respect of terrorist and related activities; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Latest Developments:

The Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Amendment Act, 2022 (Act No. 23 of 2022) has updated and made Amendments to the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorism Act 2004 as per Notice No. 1533 of GG47803, dated 29 December 2022: (effective 4 January 2023 per Proclamation 110 of 4 January 2023 section (a))

The Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 33 of 2004), has been updated by the Notification by President in respect of Entities Identified by the United Nations Security Council: Section 25 of the Act, as per Proclamation No. 98 of GG47728, dated 12 December 2022.

The Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 33 of 2004) has been updated by the notification by the President in respect of entities identified by the United Nations Security Council: Section 25 of the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against terrorist and related activities, 2004, as per Notice Nos. 36, 35, 34  & 33 of GG 43950, dated 1 December 2020.

The Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 33 of 2004) has been updated by the notification by the President in respect of entities identified by the United Nations Security Council: Section 25 of the protection of constitutional democracy against terrorist and related activities, 2004, as per Notice No. 1165 of GG 43869, dated 3 November 2020.

The Act has been updated by two Notifications by the President – being Notice No. 30 and Notice No. 31 of 2009, in Government Gazette No. 32183 dated 30 April 2009.

This Act has been updated with:-

Various Proclamations regarding ‘Notification by President in respect of Entities identified by the United Nations Security Council’, in terms of Section 25 of the Act, namely Proclamations 30, 31, 32, 47, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71 and 88 of 2009; and Proclamations 4, 18, 23, 28, 29, and 30 of 2010, in Government Gazette No. 33281 dated 14 June 2010.

The Act has been updated by the inclusion of various "Notifications by the President under Section 25" dating from 2005 to September 2008.

The Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 33 of 2004) has been added to the site.