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Military Veterans Act,
No. 18 of 2011
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Tsonga
NOTE: Assented to and published in English, with alternative copy in Tsonga
Long title
To provide for principles recognised by the State as governing the affairs of military veterans and for policy objectives in this regard; the President to be Patron-in-Chief of all military veterans; benefits relating to military veterans; the establishment of the Advisory Council on Military Veterans and the Military Veterans Appeal Board; and certain functions of the Department of Military Veterans; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 2. | Interpretation of Act |
| 3. | Fundamental principles recognised by State, and policy objectives |
| 4. | Patron-in-Chief |
| 5. | Benefits relating to military veterans |
| 6. | Certain powers and duties of Department |
| 7. | National military veterans’ association |
| 8. | Functions of association |
| 9. | Establishment of Advisory Council on Military Veterans |
| 10. | Powers and duties of Advisory Council |
| 11. | Composition of Advisory Council |
| 12. | Appointment of members of Advisory Council |
| 13. | Nomination procedure for Advisory Council members |
| 14. | Remuneration and allowances of members of Advisory Council |
| 15. | Term of office |
| 16. | Removal from office |
| 17. | Resignation |
| 18. | Meetings of Advisory Council |
| 19. | Establishment of Military Veterans Appeal Board |
| 20. | Powers and duties of Appeal Board |
| 21. | Composition and appointment of members of Appeal Board |
| 22. | Disqualification from membership of Appeal Board |
| 23. | Remuneration, removal from office and resignation of members of Appeal Board |
| 24. | Regulations |
| 25. | Regulations made under any law |
| 26. | Funding |
| 27. | Repeal of laws |
| 28. | Short title and commencement |
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