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68 of 1957
The General Law Amendment Act 68 of 1957 aims:
- to amend the law relating to the formalities of certain contracts,
- to modify the designation and jurisdiction of the Eastern Districts Local Division of the Supreme Court,
- to apply certain laws to the Sheriff for the Eastern Districts Local Division of the Supreme Court,
- to prohibit the disclosure of information concerning the identity of children involved in legal proceedings,
- to exclude certain land from the operation of section two of the General Law Amendment Act, 1956,
- to give recognition to the official title of "landdros” and
- to amend certain laws incidental thereto,
- to repeal Law No. 12 of 1884 (Natal),
- to amend
- Law No. 13 of 1883 (Natal),
- Law No. 46 of 1887 (Natal),
- the Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1902 (Transvaal),
- the Establishment of the Supreme Court and High Court Ordinance, 1902 (Transvaal),
- the Transfer Duty Proclamation, 1902 (Transvaal),
- the Superior Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1903 (Transvaal),
- the Transfer Duty Ordinance, 1906 (Orange Free State),
- the South Africa Act, 1909,
- the Administration of Estates Act, 1913 [repealed in 1967],
- the Justices of the Peace and Oaths Act, 1914 [repealed in 1964],
- the Maintenance Orders Act, 1923 [repealed in 1965],
- the Stock Theft Act, 1923 [repealed in 1957],
- the Companies Act, 1926 [repealed in 1974],
- the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1937 [repealed in 1972],
- the Irrigation Districts Adjustment Act, 1944 [repealed in 1999],
- the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944,
- the General Law Amendment Act, 1949,
- the Radio Act, 1952 [repealed in 1996],
- the Second-hand Goods Act, 1955, and
- the Criminal Procedure Act, 1955.
Commencement
- 28 June 1957, unless otherwise indicated
- 1 August 1957, Sections 15(3)(a), 16, 17, 20, 21 and 41 (Gazette 5917 of 26 July 1957)
Amendments
- Amended by Second-Hand Goods Act 6 of 2009
- Amended by Telecommunications Act 103 of 1996
- Amended by Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Act 120 of 1993
- Amended by Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
- Amended by Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965
- Amended by Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act 80 of 1963
- Amended by Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act 16 of 1963
- Amended by Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act 40 of 1961
- Amended by Marriage Act 25 of 1961
- Amended by Stock Theft Act 57 of 1959