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102 of 1967
The General Law Amendment Act 102 of 1967 intends:
- to repeal
- the Public Bodies' Private Bill Act, 1885, of the Cape of Good Hope, and
- the Private Bill Procedure Act, 1912;
- to amend Proclamation No. 80 of 1890, of the Cape of Good Hope, so as to delete the reference therein to the Public Bodies' Private Bill Act, 1885;
- to amend the Commissions Act, 1947, so as to extend the powers of the State President to make regulations;
- to amend the Rents Act, 1950 [repealed in 1942], so as to make it possible to define with greater particularity the jurisdiction of rent boards;
- to amend the Internal Security Act (previously Suppression of Communism Act), 1950 [repealed in 1991], so as to extend the period of operation of certain provisions thereof;
- to amend the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1955, with reference to
- the expiration of the period for which certain persons may be detained,
- the powers of a judicial officer in regard to the disposal of proceedings in which the accused was convicted by another judicial officer,
- the matters which may be proved by way of affidavit,
- the power of peace officers in regard to the steps which may be taken by them after the arrest of a person,
- the power of the Minister of Justice to declare that certain persons shall be deemed to be peace officers, and
- the joint trial of offenders;
- to amend the provisions of the Interpretation Act, 1957, with reference to the manner in which laws and notices are to be published;
- to amend the provisions of the Supreme Court Act, 1959 [repealed in 2013], with reference to the fees payable to witnesses in civil proceedings, and the area of jurisdiction of the Witwatersrand Local Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa;
- to amend the provisions of the Children's Act, 1960 [repealed in 2010], with reference to the definition of "child";
- to amend the provisions of section 6 of the Finance Act, 1960 [repealed in 1977], with reference to the administration of the provisions of the said section;
- to amend the provisions of the Conventional Penalties Act, 1962, in regard to the application thereof to certain hire-purchase agreements;
- to amend the provisions of the Administration of Estates Act, 1965 [repealed in 1982], in regard to the transfer of immovable property by an executor;
- to amend the National Welfare Act, 1965 [repealed in 1982], and the Reciprocal Enforcement of Civil Judgments Act, 1966 [repealed in 1990], so as to clarify certain provisions thereof; and
- to make further provision for the supply and acquisition of liquor to and by natives in the territory of South-West Africa.
Commencement
21 June 1967
