General Law Amendment Act 68 of 1957

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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    • the Administration of Estates Act, 1913 [repealed in 1967],
    • the Justices of the Peace and Oaths Act, 1914 [repealed in 1964],
    • the Maintenance Orders Act, 1923 [repealed in 1965],
    • the Stock Theft Act, 1923 [repealed in 1957],
    • the Companies Act, 1926 [repealed in 1974],
    • the Arms and Ammunition Act, 1937 [repealed in 1972],
    • the Irrigation Districts Adjustment Act, 1944 [repealed in 1999],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    • the Radio Act, 1952 [repealed in 1996],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)

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