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### 15. *\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 1963, s. 9 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (2) inserted by 4 Geo. VI No. 12, s. 2 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 99 of 1982, s. 3 and Sched. 2 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (2) amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (3) inserted by 4 Geo. VI No. 12, s. 2 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (4) inserted by 4 Geo. VI No. 12, s. 2 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (5) added by 4 Geo. VI No. 12, s. 2 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) (formerly (2)) added by 7 Geo. VI No. 66, s. 2 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) renumbered by No. 36 of 1958, s. 4 and Sched. 3 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) amended by No. 75 of 1973, s. 2 and Sched. 1 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) amended by No. 82 of 1973, s. 4 \]* *\[Section 15 Subsection (6) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (7) amended by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 15 Subsection (7) added by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* [*\[Section 15 Subsection (7) amended by No. 1 of 2001, s. 10, Applied:12 Apr 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-04-12/act-2001-001#GS10@Hpe@EN) [*\[Section 15 Repealed by No. 15 of 2014, s. 16, Applied:19 Dec 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-12-19/act-2014-015#GS16@EN)