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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Judicial Matters Amendment Act,
No. 22 of 2005
Long title
To amended the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to provide for the disposal of part heard cases by permanently appointed magistrates who vacate the office of magistrate; the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, so as to amend the definition of “Master”; and to provide that the Chief Master is subject to the control, direction and supervision of the Minister; the Companies Act, 1973, so as to effect a technical correction; the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to effect a technical correction; the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to allow a council to exempt an attorney from the attendance of a legal practice management course in certain circumstances; the Right of Appearance in Courts Act, 1995, so as to provide that an attorney that has been granted the right to appear in a High Court may do so in any court in the Republic; the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996, so as to provide for the delegation by the head of a Special Investigating Unit of his or her powers and functions in certain circumstances; the Maintenance Act, 1998, so as to further regulate the appointment or designation of officers in the Department as maintenance investigators; the Debt Collectors Act, 1998, so as to amend the definition of “debt collector”; to correct an erroneous reference; to provide anew for the keeping of registers by the Debt Collectors Council; to provide for the cancellation of the registration of a debt collector; and to further regulate the provisions relating to trust accounts of debt collectors; the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000, so as to make provision for the publishing of a code of good administrative conduct by notice in the Gazette; and to extend the period of time within which the code of good administrative conduct must be made; the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000, so as to extend the application of the Act expressly to include intersexed persons within the definition of sex; the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, 2002, so as to clarify the provision regarding the surrender of a person to the International Criminal Court; and the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Act, 2003, so as to repeal a redundant provision; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To amended the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to provide for the disposal of part heard cases by permanently appointed magistrates who vacate the office of magistrate; the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, so as to amend the definition of “Master”; and to provide that the Chief Master is subject to the control, direction and supervision of the Minister; the Companies Act, 1973, so as to effect a technical correction; the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to effect a technical correction; the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to allow a council to exempt an attorney from the attendance of a legal practice management course in certain circumstances; the Right of Appearance in Courts Act, 1995, so as to provide that an attorney that has been granted the right to appear in a High Court may do so in any court in the Republic; the Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996, so as to provide for the delegation by the head of a Special Investigating Unit of his or her powers and functions in certain circumstances; the Maintenance Act, 1998, so as to further regulate the appointment or designation of officers in the Department as maintenance investigators; the Debt Collectors Act, 1998, so as to amend the definition of “debt collector”; to correct an erroneous reference; to provide anew for the keeping of registers by the Debt Collectors Council; to provide for the cancellation of the registration of a debt collector; and to further regulate the provisions relating to trust accounts of debt collectors; the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000, so as to make provision for the publishing of a code of good administrative conduct by notice in the Gazette; and to extend the period of time within which the code of good administrative conduct must be made; the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000, so as to extend the application of the Act expressly to include intersexed persons within the definition of sex; the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, 2002, so as to clarify the provision regarding the surrender of a person to the International Criminal Court; and the Judicial Matters Second Amendment Act, 2003, so as to repeal a redundant provision; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Amendment of section 9 of Act No. 32 of 1944... |
| 2. | Amendment of section 1 of Act No. 66 of 1965... |
| 3. | Amendment of section 2 of Act No. 66 of 1965... |
| 4. | Amendment of section 370 of Act No. 61 of 1973... |
| 5. | Amendment of section 276 of Act No. 51 of 1977... |
| 6. | Substitution of section 13B of Act No. 53 of 1979... |
| 7. | Amendment of section 4 of Act No. 62 of 1995... |
| 8. | Insertion of section 5A in Act No. 74 of 1996... |
| 9. | Amendment of section 5 of Act No. 99 of 1998... |
| 10. | Amendment of section 1 of Act No. 114 of 1998... |
| 11. | Amendment of section 10 of Act No. 114 of 1998... |
| 12. | Amendment of section 12 of Act No. 114 of 1998... |
| 13. | Insertion of section 16A in Act 114 of 1998 |
| 14. | Amendment of section 20 of Act No. 114 of 1998 |
| 15. | Amendment of section 10 of Act No. 3 of 2000 |
| 16. | Amendment of section 1 of Act No. 4 of 2000 |
| 17. | Amendment of section 10 of Act No. 27 of 2002 |
| 18. | Repeal of section 22 of Act No. 55 of 2003 |
| 19. | Short title and commencement |
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