Supreme Court Act, 1959 (Act No. 59 of 1959)

Province or Republic

No. and Year of law

Title or subject matter

Extent of repeal

Cape

Ordinance 37 of 1828

Ordinance for declaring and regulating the duty of the sheriff

The whole

Ordinance 40 of 1828

Ordinance for regulating the manner of proceeding in criminal cases

The whole

1832

Charter of Justice, 1832

The whole, except so much as relates to admission to and the right to practice before the courts

Ordinance 3 of 1844

Ordinance for amending the law relating to the rights of execution creditors

The whole

Act 8 of 1879

General Law Amendment Act, 1879

Section six

Act 17 of 1886

Appeal Court and Sheriff’s Duties Act, 1886

The whole

Act 13 of 1896

Sheriff’s Appointment Act, 1896

The whole

Act 35 of 1896

To consolidate and amend the law for the better administration of justice

The whole

Act 22 of 1898

Supreme Court Extended Appelate Jurisdiction Act, 1898

The whole

Act 35 of 1904

Better Administration of Justice Act, 1904

The whole

Act 9 of 1905

Better Administration of Justice Amendment Act, 1905

The whole

Natal

Ordinance 21 of 1846

Ordinance for amending the law relating to the rights of execution creditors in the district of Natal

The whole

Ordinance 11 of 1847

Ordinance for amending the Ordinance 14 of 1845, entitled ‘ordinance for erecting a district court in and for the district of Natal’.

The whole

Law 17 of 1888

To extend the advantages of the electric telegraph

The whole

Act 35 of 1895

To increase the number of Judges of the Supreme Court

The whole

Act 39 of 1896

The Supreme Court Act, 1896

The whole, except section twenty one and so much as relates to admission to and the right to practice before the courts

Act 37 of 1897

To provide for the annexation to the colony of Natal of the territory of Zululand

The whole

Act 17 of 1898

Consolidation Laws (Zululand) Act, 1898

Section seven

Act 46 of 1898

Supreme Court (Zululand) Act, 1898

The whole

Act 31 of 1899

To amend the Supreme Court Act, 1896

The whole

Act 14 of 1900

To make provision for the better and more speedy trial of persons accused of treason, and for the appointment of acting judges of the Supreme Court

The whole

Act 34 of 1901

To amend the Supreme Court Act, 1896

The whole

Act 25 of 1904

To increase the salaries of the Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court

The whole

Act 38 of 1904

To amend the Acts relating to the Supreme Court

The whole

Act 21 of 1905

To amend the Supreme Court Act, 1896, in relation to the Office of Sheriff

The whole

Act 8 of 1908

To make special provision for the trial of Blacks accused of certain

The whole

Act 12 of 1910

To amend Acts 25 and 38 of 1904, relating to the judges of the Supreme Court

The whole

Orange Free State

Ordinance 4 of 1902

Administration of Justice Ordinance, 1902

The whole, except so much as relates to admission to and the right to practice before the courts

Ordinance 5 of 1902

General Law Amendment Ordinance, 1902

The whole except sections five and six

Ordinance 9 of 1902

Sheriff’s Ordinance, 1902

The whole

Ordinance 43 of 1903

Judges’ Pension Ordinance, 1903

The whole

Ordinance 13 of 1904

Administration of Justice Amending Ordinance, 1904

The whole

Transvaal

Proclamation 6 of 1901

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The whole

Ordinance 2 of 1902

Establishment of the Supreme Court and High Court Ordinance, 1902

The whole

Ordinance 9 of 1902

To amend Law 12 of 1899

The whole

Proclamation 14 of 1902

Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1902

The whole, except section seventeen and so much as relates to admission to and the right to practice before the courts

Proclamation 17 of 1902

Sheriff’s Proclamation, 1902

The whole

Proclamation 19 of 1902

To amend Proclamation 6 of 1901

The whole

Ordinance 10 of 1903

Superior Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Ordinance, 1903

The whole

Ordinance 35 of 1903

Judges’ Pension Ordinance, 1903

The whole

Ordinance 22 of 1904

Supreme Court Appellate Jurisdiction Extension (Repealing) Ordinance, 1904

The whole

Ordinance 31 of 1904

Administration of Justice Amendment Ordinance, 1904

The whole

Ordinance 1 of 1905

Circuit Courts Procedure Ordinance, 1905

The whole

1906

Transvaal Constitution Letters Patent, 1906

Paragraph XLVIII

Act 14 of 1909

Superior Courts Criminal Jurisdiction Amendment Act, 1909

The whole

South-West Africa

Proclamation 21 of 1919

Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1919

Section three, except subsection (6), the last sentence of subsection (9) and subsection (10) thereof, and sections four to six, inclusive, except subsection (1) of section six

Proclamation 1 of 1920

Rules of Court Proclamation, 1920

Section one

Proclamation 38 of 1920

Further Administration of Justice Proclamation, 1920

Sections two to six, inclusive, eight, nine and twelve

Proclamation 55 of 1920

Appellate Division Jurisdiction Proclamation, 1920

The whole

Proclamation 8 of 1938

Procedure and Evidence Proclamation, 1938

Section four

Proclamation 18 of 1949

Administration of Justice Amendment Proclamation, 1949

Paragraphs (b) and (c) of section one and two

Ordinance 6 of 1955

Administration of Justice Proclamation Amendment Ordinance, 1955

Section one

Republic

South Africa Act, 1909

Part VI, except section one hundred and fifteen

Act 1 of 1911

Appellate Division Further Jurisdiction Act, 1911

The whole

Act 27 of 1912

Administration of Justice Act, 1912

The whole except section twenty-eight

Act 10 of 1917

Cape Superior Courts Further Jurisdiction Act, 1917

The whole

Act 12 of 1920

Appellate Division Act, 1920

The whole

Act 24 of 1922

South-West Africa Affairs Act, 1922

Subsection (1) of section five and sections eight and nine

Act 2 of 1924

Water Court Judge Act, 1924

The whole

Act 11 of 1927

Administration of Justice (Further Amendment) Act, 1927

The whole

Act 18 of 1931

Rhodesian Appeals Act, 1931

The whole

Act 21 of 1934

Orange Free State Administration of Justice Amendment Act, 1934

The whole

Act 28 of 1934

Eastern Districts Local Division Constitution Act, 1934

The whole

Act 46 of 1935

General Law Amendment Act, 1935

Sections one hundred and two and one hundred and four to one hundred and nine, inclusive

Act 41 of 1941

Judges Act, 1941

Sections one and three

Act 3 of 1947

Cape Supreme Court Constitution Amendment Act, 1947

The whole

Act 37 of 1948

Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 1948

The whole

Act 54 of 1949

General Law Amendment Act, 1949

Sections one, six, seven and eight

Act 16 of 1950

Privy Council Appeals Act, 1950

The whole

Act 32 of 1952

General Law Amendment Act, 1952

Sections three, four and twenty-three

Act 62 of 1955

General Law Amendment Act, 1955

Sections one to seven, inclusive, and twenty-seven

Act 50 of 1956

General Law Amendment Act, 1956

Sections seven and eight

Act 68 of 1957

General Law Amendment Act, 1957

Sections two to four, inclusive, nine to fourteen, inclusive, and forty-one

Act 1 of 1959

Appellate Division Quorum Act, 1959

The whole