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General law Third Amendment Act (Act 129 of 1993)

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To amend the Insolvency Act, 1936, so as to further regulate an appeal against certain orders; to amend the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944, so as to further regulate the limits of jurisdiction of lower courts; to amend the Radio Act, 1952, so as to delete certain definitions and amend another definition; and to delete obsolete provisions; to amend the Universities Act, 1955, so as to regulate certain offences and penalties anew; to amend the Mines and Works Act, 1956, so as to further regulate work on certain days and insert a penalty clause in connection therewith;  to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1956, so as to make further provision for the auditing of account books of trade unions and employers' organizations; to amend the Interpretation Act, 1957, so as to further regulate the dates of commencement of certain laws; to amend the State Attorney Act, 1957, so as to further regulate the employment of correspondents; to amend the Post Office Act, 1958, so as to further regulate the transfer of land and the use of immovable property and land; and to exempt the successor companies from certain laws; to amend the Correctional Services Act, 1959, so as to provide for the manner in which multiple sentences of correctional supervision shall be served; to amend the Stock Theft Act, 1959, so as to repeal an obsolete provision; to amend the Supreme Court Act, 1959, so as to delete obsolete expressions; to regulate appeals against judgments or orders of certain divisions anew; and to make provision that a court of appeal may strike certain appeals off the roll; to amend the Territorial Waters Act, 1963, so as to extend the application of certain laws to certain installations; to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1966, so as to further regulate the determination of the value of remuneration in kind in agriculture; to amend the Mental Health Act, 1973, so as to further regulate the discharge of State patients; to amend the Post Office Service Act, 1974, so as to further regulate the constitution of the Staff Management Board and the term of office of the Postmaster General; to amend the Livestock Improvement Act, 1977, so as to insert certain definitions; to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to redefine "bank"; to further regulate private prosecutions; to further regulate the powers of a peace officer in
respect of an arrest without a warrant; to substitute certain obsolete expressions; to further regulate the proof of entries in accounting records and documentation of banks; to further regulate the sentence of correctional supervision; to extend the discretion of the court to antedate a sentence under certain circumstances; and to further regulate the conditional postponement or suspension of a sentence; to amend the Attorneys Act, 1979, so as to further regulate the admission or readmission
and enrolment as an attorney and the removal of an attorney from the roll; to make provision that attorneys may under certain circumstances deviate from the prescribed tariffs for conveyancing; and to empower a council of a law society to assess certain fees mero motu; to amend the Manpower
Training Act, 1981, so as to give training boards the opportunity to evaluate test results before they issue certificates; to amend the Universities and Technikons Advisory Council Act, 1983, so as to expand the composition of the Universities and Technikons Advisory Council; and to further regulate the consequences of the existence of a vacancy in a committee of the Advisory Council; to amend the Forest Act, 1984, so as to amend a definition; and to provide for the delegation of a certain power by the Minister of Agriculture; to amend the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985, so as to regulate anew the composition of the Rules Board for Courts of Law; to provide that the said Board can employ a person with special knowledge of any matter on a temporary basis; and to provide for
the remuneration, allowances, benefits and privileges of the members of the said Board; to amend the South African Certification Council Act, 1986, so as to further regulate the composition of the South African Certification Council; to amend the Sea Fishery Act, 1988, so as to regulate by permit
the transfer of fish from one vessel or fishing boat to another at sea; to further regulate the prohibition on the catching or killing of fish by detonating a substance in the sea; and to create certain presumptions; to amend the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act,
1989, so as to further regulate certain statutory protection; to amend the Road Traffic Act, 1989, so as to further regulate the offence of driving with an excessive amount of alcohol in the blood or breath; to amend the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 1989, so as to
further regulate the method of transport of judges; to amend the South African Reserve Bank Act, 1989, so as to further regulate the appointment of directors; to amend the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990, so as to further regulate export inspection tariffs; to amend the Posts and
Telecommunications Acts Amendment Act, 1992, so as to repeal a superfluous provision; to amend the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1992, so as to provide that a person who has undergone a change of sex may apply for the alteration of the sex description in his birth register; to amend the
Abattoir Hygiene Act, 1992, so as to further regulate the delegation of powers; to amend the Audit Arrangements Act, 1992, so as to further regulate the transfer of officials; to amend the Management of State Forests Act, 1992, so as to redefine "Minister"; and to further regulate the management of State forests; to provide for the interpretation of references to the Public Accountants' and Auditors' Act, 1951; to create a certain offence; to repeal certain obsolete laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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