Identity card

Definition and stakes

Portal:Acts of the Parliament of South Africa,  Identification Act, 1997 (1997)

“ When any person has applied for an identity card, or has for official purposes lodged his or her identity card with the Director-General, the Director-General may on application issue to the person concerned whose particulars are included in the population register in terms of section 8, a temporary identity certificate in the prescribed form and manner, which, for the period and on the conditions mentioned therein, shall for the purpose of this Act be regarded as his or her identity card. ”
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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,  Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards (2003)

“ Article 12 When a citizen applies for a resident identity card or for changing the card, or for reissue of a card, the public security organ shall, in accordance with relevant regulations, handle the matter without delay. The public security organ shall issue the resident identity card within 60 days from the date the citizen submits the Registration Form of Application for Resident Identity Card ”
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