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bw-act | CIVIL AVIATION ACT, 2011 | Supplement A — Botswana Government Gazette dated 9th September, 2011 A.95
CIVIL AVIATION ACT, 2011
Act No. 11 of 2011
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
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bw-agrochemicals-act-chapter-35-09 | AGROCHEMICALS | VOLUME: V
AGROCHEMICALS
CHAPTER: 35:09
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
Preliminary
SECTION
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
Part II
Regulatory Authority
3. Appointment of Registrar
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bw-agrochemicals-act-chapter-35-09_0 | AGROCHEMICALS | "VOLUME: V\n\nAGROCHEMICALS\n\nCHAPTER: 35:09\n\n ARRANGEMENT OF SEC(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.gov.bw/sites/default/files/2020-03/Agrochemicals%20Act%20CHAPTER%2035%2009_0.pdf | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:40:11Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Agrochemicals-Act-CHAPTER-35-09_0 | Agrochemicals-Act-CHAPTER-35-09_0 | 4 | instruments/bw-agrochemicals-act-chapter-35-09_0.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.gov(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-aviation-security-amendment-act-2021 | AVIATION SECURITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 | "Supplement A — Botswana Government Gazette dated 22nd October, 2021 A.57\n\n\n(...TRUNCATED) | https://www.caab.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/Aviation-Security-Amendment-Act-2021.pdf | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:39:33Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Aviation-Security-Amendment-Act-2021 | Aviation-Security-Amendment-Act-2021 | 2 | instruments/bw-aviation-security-amendment-act-2021.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.caa(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill-no15-of-2026-gambling_260813_145340 | GAMBLING (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 | "Supplement B — Botswana Government Gazette dated 29th May, 2026 B.119\n\n\nB(...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill%20No15%20of%202026%20Gambling_26081(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:36:34Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill-No15-of-2026-Gambling_260813_145340 | Bill-No15-of-2026-Gambling_260813_145340 | 16 | instruments/bw-bill-no15-of-2026-gambling_260813_145340.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill16-national-library-service-bill-2026 | NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE BILL, 2026 | "Supplement B — Botswana Government Gazette dated 5th June, 2026 B.133\n\n\nBi(...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill16%20NATIONAL%20LIBRARY%20SERVICE%20(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:36:40Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill16-NATIONAL-LIBRARY-SERVICE-BILL-2026 | Bill16-NATIONAL-LIBRARY-SERVICE-BILL-2026 | 3 | instruments/bw-bill16-national-library-service-bill-2026.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill2-30th-january-26-stock-and-bonds | STOCK, BONDS AND TREASURY BILLS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 | "Supplement B — Botswana Government Extraordinary Gazette dated 30th January, 2026 B.5\n\n\nB(...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill2%2030th%20January%2026%20Stock%20an(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:37:13Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill2-30th-January-26-Stock-and-Bonds | Bill2-30th-January-26-Stock-and-Bonds | 0 | instruments/bw-bill2-30th-january-26-stock-and-bonds.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill23-26-06-26-national-research-and-innovation-council-2026 | NATIONAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION COUNCIL BILL, 2026 | "Supplement B — Botswana Government Gazette dated 26th June, 2026 B.159\n\n\nB(...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill23%2026-06-26%20NATIONAL%20RESEARCH%(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:36:37Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill23-26-06-26-NATIONAL-RESEARCH-AND-INNOVATION-COUNCIL-2026 | Bill23-26-06-26-NATIONAL-RESEARCH-AND-INNOVATION-COUNCIL-2026 | 0 | instruments/bw-bill23-26-06-26-national-research-and-innovation-council-2026.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill3-30-01-26-industrial-development | INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2026 | "Supplement B — Botswana Government Extraordinary Gazette dated 2nd February, 2026 B.7\n\n(...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill3%2030-01-26%20Industrial%20Developm(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:36:44Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill3-30-01-26-Industrial-Development | Bill3-30-01-26-Industrial-Development | 0 | instruments/bw-bill3-30-01-26-industrial-development.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
bw-bill31-14_11_2025-cinematography | CINEMATOGRAPH BILL, 2025 | "B.707\n\n\nBill No. 31 of 2025\n\n CINEMATOGRAPH BILL, 2025\n (...TRUNCATED) | "https://www.botswanaspeaks.gov.bw/media/BILLS/2026%20BILLS/Bill31%2014_11_2025%20CINEMATOGRAPHY.pdf(...TRUNCATED) | botswana_official_gazettes_acts | BW | Botswana | en | null | null | null | 2026-09-04T20:36:57Z | "Laws / Bills / Gazette instruments of Botswana as published on official government and statutory-ag(...TRUNCATED) | current | Bill31-14_11_2025-CINEMATOGRAPHY | Bill31-14_11_2025-CINEMATOGRAPHY | 4 | instruments/bw-bill31-14_11_2025-cinematography.json | "{\"collector\": \"collect_bw.py\", \"schema\": \"collection_record.v1\", \"source_host\": \"www.bot(...TRUNCATED) |
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Laws of Botswana
Research snapshot of official legislation collected from gov.bw / Parliament / BURS / statutory agencies.
Not legal advice. Official gazettes / government portals prevail over this corpus.
Snapshot
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Snapshot date | 2026-09-04 |
| Coverage | catalog-backed incomplete |
| Source | gov.bw / Parliament / BURS / statutory agencies |
| Collector | scrapers/collect_bw.py |
| Laws / instruments | 80 |
| Articles | 477 |
| Language | en |
| Jurisdiction | Botswana |
| License | bw-gov-parliament-burs |
Contents
data/laws.parquet— one row per instrument (id, title, full text, dates, status, identifiers, article count, source URL).data/articles.parquet— one row per article/section (law_id, article number, title, text, source URL).scrapers/collect_bw.py— research collector used to build this snapshot.scrapers/common.py— shared collector helpers.scrapers/world_lib.py— shared fetch (live official URL, Wayback fallback).scrapers/archive_fallbacks.py— Wayback / Common Crawl CDX helpers.
License / reuse
Official government / gazette texts; reuse per public-sector terms of the source portal. This packaging, metadata, and collector script are provided for research.
This dataset is not an official consolidation and is not legal advice. The official source prevails.
Notes
Official Botswana Acts/Bills/Gazette/SI PDFs from gov.bw, Parliament Speaks (botswanaspeaks.gov.bw), BURS, BOCRA, CAAB and related statutory hosts. elaws.gov.bw unreachable; botswanalaws.com/SAFLII/laws.co.bw skipped. Not legal advice.
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