General Law Amendment Act 50 of 1956

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50 of 1956

The General Law Amendment Act 50 of 1956 intends:

  • to declare the unlawful appropriation or the use of another's properly an offence,
  • to amend the law relating to the formalities of certain contracts,
  • to amend
    • Law No. 22 or 1863 (Natal),
    • Law No. 14 of 1882 (Natal),
    • Law No. 12 of 1884 (Natal),
    • the Masters and (Native) Servants Act, 1894 (Natal),
    • the Transfer Duty Proclamation, 1902 (Transvaal), 
    • the Transfer Duty Ordinance, 1906 (Orange Free State),
    • the South Africa Act, 1909,
    • the Prisons and Reformatories Act, 1911 [repealed in 1959],
    • the Companies Act, 1926 [repealed in 1974],
    • the Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, 1927 [repealed in 1948],
    • the Insolvency Act, 1936,
    • the Deeds Registries Act, 1937,
    • the Prescription Act, 1943 [repealed in 1979],
    • the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944,
    • the Second-hand Goods Act, 1955 [repealed in 1956] and
    • the Criminal Procedure Act, 1955.

Amends

Commencement

22 June 1956

Amendments

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