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104 of 1996
The Judicial Matters Amendment Act 104 of 1996 intends:
- to amend the Currency and Exchanges Act, 1933, so as to effect a technical correction;
- to amend the Insolvency Act, 1936, so as to further define a certain expression;
- to amend the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944, so as
- to further regulate the appointment of judicial officers;
- to abolish the Regional Divisions Appointments Advisory Board; and
- to delete an obsolete provision;
- to amend the Pension Funds Act, 1956, so as to effect a technical correction;
- to amend the Supreme Court Act, 1959, so as to regulate certain appeals anew;
- to amend the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963, so as to extend the offices, the holders of which are ex officio justices of the peace;
- to amend the Maintenance Act, 1963 [repealed in 1999], so as to further regulate the senice of maintenance orders;
- to amend the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, so as to further regulate the acceptance of a will;
- to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as
- to provide for the cession of a contract of service; and
- to make further provision for rules of court;
- to amend the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 1989 [repealed in 2001], so as to further regulate the power of the Minister of Justice to make a certain regulation;
- to amend the Investigation of Serious Economic Offences Act, 1991 [repealed in 1998], so as
- to make provision for preparatory examination procedures; and
- to regulate prosecution in criminal proceedings by the Director and officials of the Office for Serious Economic Offences;
- to amend the Attorney-General Act, 1992 [repealed in 1998], so as to further regulate the delegation powers of an attorney-general;
- to amend the Criminal Law Second Amendment Act, 1992, so as to substitute certain references;
- to amend the Magistrates Act, 1993, so as to substitute an obsolete expression;
- to amend the Magistrates' Courts Amendment Act, 1993, so as to delete an obsolete provision;
- to amend the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995, so as
- to amend a defillition;
- to further regulate the quorum for meetings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission;
- to further regulate the granting of amnesty; and
- to further regulate the powers of the Commission with regard to investigations and hearings;
- to amend the Justice Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996, so as to provide for further transitional provisions; and
- to provide for matters connected therewith.
Commencement
- 14 February 1997, except Section 14 on 27 April 1994 (Gazette 17794 of 14 February 1997)