Cap. 258 Art. 2Definitions. Cap. 420. Cap. 420. Cap. 217. Cap. 420. Cap. 490.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -"asylum seeker" means a person who has made an application for asylum in terms of the International Protection Act; "authorised officer" means the public officer designated by the Prime Minister as the person authorized to issue identity documents, and, to the extent of any power delegated as hereinafter provided, includes any person delegated for the purpose by the public officer designated as the authorised officer; "failed asylum seeker" means a person whose application for asylum has been refused in terms of the International Protection

Act; "holder", in relation to an identity document, means the person in respect of whom it is issued; "identity card" means a document issued under Part A;

"identity document" means an identity card, a residence document and an identification document issued under this Act;

"identification document" means a document issued under Part C;

"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations under this Act, the Immigration Act or the International Protection Act, as the case may be; "residence document" means any document issued under Part B;

"Tribunal" means the Administrative Review Tribunal established by article 5 of the Administrative Justice Act.

*See article 1(2) as promulgated by L.N. 308 of 2012, and as originally enacted, which has been omitted under the Statute Law Revision Act, 1980, and Legal Notice 466 of 2012. † Articles 10(2) and 10 (3) came into force. See Legal Notice 466 of 2012. Part A IDENTITY CARDS