To provide for the holding of inquests in cases of deaths or alleged deaths apparently occurring from other than natural causes and for matters incidental thereto, and to repeal the Fire Inquests Act, 1883 (Cape of Good Hope) and the Fire Inquests Law, 1884 (Natal).
Last update: 1996
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The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996 (Act No. 75 of 1996)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Justice Laws Rationalisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 18 of 1996)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1992 (Act No. 145 of 1992)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1991 (Act No. 8 of 1991)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1990 (Act No. 45 of 1990)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1983 (Act No. 52 of 1983)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1979 (Act No. 65 of 1979)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the Inquests Amendment Act, 1977 (Act No. 46 of 1977)
The Inquests Act, 1959 (Act No. 58 of 1959) has been amended by the General Law Amendment Act, 1974 (Act No. 29 of 1974)
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