Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959)

The Fire Inquests Act, 1883 (Act 33 of 1883), of the Cape of Good Hope, the Fire Inquests Law, 1884 (Law 5 of 1884), of Natal, the Inquests Proclamation, 1920 (Proclamation 9 of 1920), of the territory of South-West Africa, the Inquests Amendment Proclamation, 1940 (Proclamation 32 of 1940), of the said territory and the Inquests Act, 1919 (Act 12 of 1919), are hereby repealed: Provided that the said laws shall continue to apply in respect of any inquest or fire inquest, as the case may be, which at the commencement of this Act has already commenced thereunder or for the holding of which any steps have already been taken thereunder at the commencement of this Act.