Reproduced by Sabinet Online in terms of Government Printer’s Copyright Authority No. 10505 dated 02 February 1998 108 No. 37067 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26 November 2013 Act No. 4 of 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 108 SCHEDULE LAWS AMENDED BY SECTION 110 No. and year of law Short title Extent of repeal or amendment Act 23 of 1994 Public Protector Act, 1994 1. The amendment of section 6 by the— (a) substitution for paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of the following paragraph: ‘‘(b) to endeavour, in his or her sole discretion, to resolve any dispute or rectify any act or omission by— (i) mediation, conciliation or negotiation; (ii) advising, where necessary, any complainant regarding appropriate remedies; or (iii) any other means that may be expedient in the circumstances; and’’; (b) substitution for paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of the following paragraph: ‘‘(c) at a time prior to, during or after an investigation— (i) if he or she is of the opinion that the facts disclose the commission of an offence by any person, to bring the matter to the notice of the relevant authority; and charged with prosecutions; or (ii) if he or she deems it advisable, to refer any matter which has a bearing on an investigation, to the appropriate public body or authority; and affected by it or to make an appropriate recommendation regarding the redress of the prejudice resulting therefrom or make any other appropriate recommendation he or she deems expedient to the affected public body or authority[; and].’’; and (c) deletion of paragraph (d) of subsection (4). Act 2 of 2000 Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 1. The amendment of section 1 by the— (a) insertion, after the definition of ‘‘application’’ of the following definition: ‘‘ ‘biometrics’ means a technique of personal identification that is based on physical, physiological or behavioural characterisation including blood typing, fingerprinting, DNA analysis, retinal scanning and voice recognition;’’;