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The Into SA Law Library is a steadily growing collection of all Acts, Notices and Regulations, which passed any kind of legislature in sub-Saharan Africa and offered as free downloads for the ease of access to any applicable law. It is neither commented nor reviewed by Into SA.
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| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF ANGOLA |  |
| eLAW | Commercial Companies Law | |
| eINFO | Labour Laws | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act – Portuguese | |
| eLAW | Public Probity Act – Portuguese | |
| eLAW | Public Private Partnerships Act – Portuguese | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Angola | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Report ANGOLA | |
| eLAW | General Labor Law – English | |
| eLAW | General Labor Law – English | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF ANGOLA | |
| eLAW | Commercial Companies Law | |
| eINFO | Labour Laws | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act – Portuguese | |
| eLAW | Public Probity Act – Portuguese | |
| eLAW | Public Private Partnerships Act – Portuguese | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Angola | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Report ANGOLA | |
| eLAW | General Labor Law – English | |
| eLAW | General Labor Law – English | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Value Added Tax Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF BURUNDI | |
| eLAW | Investment Code | |
| eINFO | Situation Report | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF BENIN | |
| eLAW | Labour Act | |
| eLAW | Persons and Families Act | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile BENIN | |
| eLAW | Customs Code – French | |
| eLAW | Code of Ethics and Morality of Public Procurement – French | |
| eLAW | Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Groups Act – French | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act – French | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Employment of Non-Citizens Act 1983 | |
| eLAW | Employment Act 1982 | |
| eLAW | Competition Act | |
| eLAW | Accountants Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF BOTSWANA | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eINFO | Botswana Investment Guide | |
| eINFO | Employment Law Botswana | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2001 | |
| eLAW | Companies Act 2007 | |
| eINFO | National Budget Statement | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Ireland | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Botswana | |
| eLAW | Citizenship Act | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile BOTSWANA | |
| eLAW | Immigration Act | |
| eINFO | State of the Nation Address | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – French | |
| eLAW | Labour Law Act (Code du Travail) | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for the DRC | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile IVORY COAST | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Germany – GERMAN | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Switzerland – GERMAN | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Ivory Coast | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF CAPE VERDE – Portuguese | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile CAPE VERDE | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF CAPE VERDE – English | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Citizenship Act | |
| eLAW | Penal Procedure Code | |
| eLAW | Labour Law Act (Code du Travail) | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF DJIBOUTI | |
| eLAW | Immigration Act | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA | |
| eLAW | Proclamation to Promote Development of Mineral Resources | |
| eLAW | Penal Code | |
| eLAW | Civil Procedure Code | |
| eLAW | Criminal Procedure Code | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF ETHIOPIA | |
| eTREATY | Air Transport Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Ethiopia | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile ETHIOPIA | |
| eINFO | VAT Registration (Experience Report) | |
| eLAW | Commercial Code | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile GABON | |
| eLAW | CONSTITUTION OF GABON | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Gabon | |
| eLAW | Commercial Companies Act (Uniform Code) | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Citizenship Act | |
| eLAW | Copyright Act | |
| eLAW | Foreign Exchange Act | |
| eLAW | Cocoa Board Act | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eLAW | Ghana Highway Authority Act | |
| eLAW | Road Fund Act | |
| eLAW | Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act | |
| eLAW | Import and Export Act | |
| eLAW | Labour Act | |
| eLAW | Value Added Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Patents Act | |
| eLAW | Vehicle Driver and Licensing Authority Act | |
| eLAW | Immigration Act | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act | |
| eINFO | National Policy on Public Private Partnerships | |
| eLAW | Internal Revenue Act | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Ghana | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile GHANA | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Competition Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GAMBIA | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile THE GAMBIA | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eLAW | Information and Communications Act | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile GUINEA | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Guinea | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Equatorial Guinea | |
| eLAW | Hydrocarbons Law | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | CONSTITUTION OF GUINEA-BISSAU | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Consumer Protection Act | |
| eLAW | Land Act | |
| eLAW | Land Registration Act | |
| eLAW | Public Private Partnerships Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Germany | |
| eLAW | Citizenship and Immigration Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF KENYA | |
| eLAW | Income Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Customs and Excise Act | |
| eLAW | Value Added Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement and Disposal Act | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations | |
| eINFO | Roads 2000 Strategic Plan | |
| eTREATY | Double Tax Agreement with France | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Denmark | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with India | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Canada | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile KENYA | |
| eINFO | World Bank Report on Ease of Doing Business | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Labour Law Act (Code du Travail) | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF COMOROS – French | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile LIBERIA | |
| eLAW | Decent Work Act | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement and Concessions Act | |
| eLAW | Copyright Act | |
| eLAW | Public Finance Management Act | |
| eLAW | CONSTITUTION OF LIBERIA | |
| eLAW | Children’s Law | |
| eLAW | Criminal Procedure Code | |
| eLAW | Refugee Act | |
| eLAW | Penal Law | |
| eLAW | Aliens and Nationality Law | |
| eLAW | Associations Law | |
| eLAW | Petroleum Law | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Passport and Travel Documents Act | |
| eLAW | Value-added Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| eLAW | Money Lenders Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF LESOTHO | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile LESOTHO | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Lesotho | |
| eINFO | Special Dispensation Visa | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile MADAGASCAR | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Madagascar | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile MALI | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF MALI | |
| eINFO | Land Investment Deals in Mali | |
| eLAW | Companies Act – French | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile MAURITANIA | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Mauritania | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Citizenship Act | |
| eLAW | Banking Act | |
| eLAW | Business Licensing Act | |
| eLAW | Deeds Registrations Act | |
| eLAW | Exchange Control Act | |
| eLAW | Immigration Act | |
| eLAW | Labour Relations Act | |
| eLAW | Mines and Minerals Act | |
| eLAW | Penal Code | |
| eLAW | Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Act | |
| eLAW | Registered Land Act | |
| eLAW | Sale of Goods Act | |
| eLAW | Trustees Act | |
| eLAW | Trustees Incorporation Act | |
| eLAW | Competition and Fair Trading Act | |
| eLAW | Competition and Fair Trading Regulations | |
| eLAW | Employment Act | |
| eLAW | Employment Act | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Malawi | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile MALAWI | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with South Africa | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with United Kingdom | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Labour Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF NAMIBIA | |
| eLAW | Minerals Act | |
| eLAW | Petroleum Taxation Act | |
| eLAW | Environmental Management Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Amendment Act | |
| eLAW | Customs and Excise Act | |
| eLAW | Arbitration Act | |
| eLAW | Close Corporation Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| eLAW | Decentralisation Enabling Act | |
| eLAW | Employment Services Act | |
| eLAW | Environmental Investment Fund Act | |
| eLAW | Insolvency Act | |
| eLAW | Competition Act | |
| eLAW | Labour Amendment Act | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Namibia | |
| eLAW | Citizenship Act | |
| eLAW | Foreign Investment Act | |
| eLAW | State Finance Act | |
| eINFO | Minerals Policy of Namibia | |
| eINFO | Industrial Policy of Namibia | |
| eINFO | Aid for Trade Framework | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with South Africa | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with India | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with Canada | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile NAMIBIA | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Companies Income Tax Act | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile NIGERIA | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| eLAW | Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004 | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act | |
| eINFO | Public Procurement Procedures Manual | |
| eLAW | Capital Gains Tax Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF NIGERIA | |
| eLAW | Education Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Personal Income Tax Act | |
| eLAW | Stamp Duties Act 2004 | |
| eLAW | Value Added Tax Amendment Act | |
| eLAW | Value Added Tax Act | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Nigeria | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile NIGERIA | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with the United Kingdom | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | National Registration Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile SIERRA LEONE | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile SENEGAL | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Senegal | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eINFO | Doing Business in Juba (South Sudan) | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for South Sudan | |
| eLAW | THE TRANSITIONAL CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH SUDAN | |
| eLAW | Investment Promotion Act | |
| eLAW | Labour Bill | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Investment Promotion Act | |
| eLAW | Employment Act | |
| eLAW | Value-added Tax Act | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile SWAZILAND | |
| eINFO | Swaziland National Budget Speech | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Swaziland | |
| eLAW | Citizenship and Immigraton Act | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF CHAD | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile CHAD | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Chad | |
| Policy | File Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| eLAW | Immigration Act | |
| eLAW | Companies Act | |
| eLAW | THE CONSTITUTION OF TANZANIA | |
| eLAW | Special Economic Zones Act | |
| eTREATY | Double Taxation Agreement with India | |
| eLAW | Business Activities Regulation Act | |
| eLAW | Employment and Labour Relations Act | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Act | |
| eINFO | Five Year Development Plan | |
| eINFO | The Tanzania Development Vision 2025 | |
| eLAW | Public Procurement Regulations | |
| eLAW | Roads Act | |
| eLAW | Income Tax Act | |
| eINFO | Corporate Tax Guide for Tanzania | |
| eINFO | WEF Economy Profile TANZANIA | |