21. General provision as to permits
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(1) Every permit granted under this Act shall be in the form from time to time approved by the Chief Immigration Officer, modified if necessary in accordance with the facts of any particular case.
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(2) The Chief Immigration Officer may direct that any permit, or any permit of a particular class, granted under this Act may be endorsed on the passport or other document establishing the identity and national status of the immigrant or in such other manner as the Chief Immigration Officer may think fit.
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(3) Every permit granted under this Act shall contain such particulars and marks, together with any finger prints as may be deemed necessary for the purpose of identification.
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(4) A permit granted under this Act may be revoked —
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(a) where there is a contravention or failure to comply with the conditions of the permit; or
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(b) at any time, by the Minister or by an immigration officer acting on the direction of the Minister. (Amended by Act 3 of 1991)
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(5) Where a permit is revoked, the immigrant to whom the permit related may be arrested and brought before a District Court to be dealt with under section 20.
Provided that the court may, if the permit was revoked under subsection (4)(a) and the court is not satisfied that there was a contravention or failure to comply with the conditions of the permit, cancel the revocation of the permit and order the immigrant to be released.