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South Africa got there first, in other words, in remarkably similar circumstances, involving a fairly junior official working for the Free State provincial administration. Periodic reports were made on staff performance, and the official in question had been given a rating which upset him, so he sued for defamation.
8: Part Appropriation Act, 1956: 9: South Africa Act Amendment Act, 1956: 10: Official Languages (Local Authorities) Amendment Act, 1956: 11: Atomic Energy Amendment Act, 1956: 12: Unauthorized Expenditure (1954–1955) Act, 1956: 13: Animal Diseases and Parasites Act, 1956: 14: Railways and Harbours Unauthorized Expenditure Act, 1956: 15
Defined that section 15 of the Riotous Assemblies Act, 1956, substituted the word "liable" with "“to the penalties prescribed in section two of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1953 (Act No. 8 of 1953)” and that is applied from 28 March 1960. Section 5. Defined that the Act applied in South-West Africa. Section 6. Defined the name of the Act.
The other parliamentary opposition party was the Labour Party. In 1953, the United Party and the Labour Party had an electoral pact, for the third successive general election. During the campaign, the Labour leader John Christie died. His seat was consequently contested at a by election after the normal day of the general election poll. It was ...
Nevertheless, informal admissions in many instances will be hearsay in nature. Section 3(4) of the Law of Evidence Amendment Act [4] defines hearsay evidence as “evidence, whether oral or in writing, the probative value of which depends upon the credibility of any person other than the person giving such evidence.” When the probative value ...
9 – The Liberal Party of South Africa is formed in Cape Town by Alan Paton. July. 29 – Santam Insurance Company is registered, following the separation of trust and insurance operations. September. Mimi Coertse leaves South Africa for London. December. 18–20 – The 42nd Annual Conference of the African National Congress takes place in ...
Countries (in pink) which share the mixed South African legal system. South Africa has a 'hybrid' or 'mixed' legal system, [1] formed by the interweaving of a number of distinct legal traditions: a civil law system inherited from the Dutch, a common law system inherited from the British, and a customary law system inherited from indigenous Africans (often termed African Customary Law, of which ...
South African constitutional law is the area of South African law relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa by the country's courts. All laws of South Africa must conform with the Constitution; any laws inconsistent with the Constitution have no force or effect.