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General Law Amendment Act, No.
139 of 1992
Long title
To provide that the advantage which is required so as to constitute the common law crime of extortion, may also be of a non-patrimonial nature; to provide for the disposal of certain money by the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs; to amend the insolvency Act, 1936, so as to delete obsolete references, to grant a preferential claim to the State in respect of value-added tax owing to the State, and to provide that the amounts payable out of an insolvent estate in respect of remuneration be determined by notice in the Gazette; to amend the Sexual Offences Act, 1957, so as to extend the category persons deemed to keep a brothel, and to abolish the application of the Act in respect of Namibia; to amend the Administration of Estates Act, 1965, so as to provide that an executor who is a practising conveyancer may receive remuneration for certain work performed by him; to provide for a temporary suspension of the provisions of the Prohibition of Foreign Financing of Political Parties Act, 1968; to amend th Legal Aid Act, 1969, so as to effect a consequential amendment arising from the Legal Aid Amendment Act, 1991; to amend the Prescription Act, 1969, so as to effect certain consequential amendments as a result of the attainment of independence by Namibia; to amend the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977, so as to delete a reference in a charge-sheet or an indictment to an accused's race, to further regulate an objection to a charge and the furnishing of particulars or further particulars in connection with a charge, and to provide that a punishment of correctional supervision may be imposed in respect of any offence.; to amend the law of criminal procedure so as to empower the Minister of Justice to refer to certain cases to the Appellate Division of the Supreme ?Court to amend the Registration of Newspapers Amendment Act, 1982, so as to repeal the power of the Minister of Home Affairs to cancel the registration Regulation Act, 1983, so as to make a technical correction; to amend the Small Claims Courts Act, 1984, so as to further regulate the indemnity for liability in respect of assistance rendered in good faith by clerks of the court or legal assistants and to delete an obsolete provision; to amend the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985, so as to further regulate the Board's power to make rules; to amend the Sheriffs Act, 1986, so as to provide that interest on moneys held in trust by sheriffs shall, subject to the provisions of a written directive, be paid to the Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs; to amend the Mediation in Certain Divorce Matters Act, 1987, so as to empower a court to condone non-compliance with any provision of a regulation; to amend the Judges' Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act, 1989, so as to further regulate the remuneration of a judge after discharge from active service and to provide that the gratuity payable to such a judge is not taxable; to amend the Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 1991, so as to regulate the granting of default judgments by registrars; to amend the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991, so as to make other provisions in connection with the conversion of certain quitrent titles into ownership; to amend the Prevention of public Violence and Intimidation Act, 1991, so as to provide for the granting of pro Deo legal aid to certain witnesses; to amend the Law of Succession Amendment Act, 1992, so as to effect an amendment of the text; to provide that certain land shall be deemed to be situated in a declared areas as contemplated in the Housing Development Act (House of Delegates), 1987; to repeal certain obsolete laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. | Advantage at extortion can be non-patrimonial |
| 2. | Disposal of certain money by the Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs |
| 3. | Amendment of section 99 of Act 24 of 1936... |
| 4. | Amendment of section 100 of Act 24 of 1936... |
| 5. | Amendment of section 3 of Act 23 of 1957 |
| 6. | Amendment of section 24 of Act 23 of 1957 |
| 7. | Amendment of section 39 of Act 66 of 1965... |
| 8. | Suspension of certain provisions of Act 51 of 1968 |
| 9. | Amend net of section 4 of Act 22 of 1969... |
| 10. | Amendment of section 3 of Act 68 of 1969 |
| 11. | Amendment of section 13 of Act 68 of 1969 |
| 12. | Repeal of section 21 of Act 68 of 1969 |
| 13. | Amendment of section 76 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 14. | Amendment of section 85 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 15. | Amendment of section 87 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 16. | Amendment of section 122 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 17. | Amendment of section 144 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 18. | Amendment of section 276 of Act 51 of 1977 |
| 19. | ... [...repealed by Act 1997_105_049_19971219 - was entitled "Appeal by Minister ofJustice on behalf of certain persons"] |
| 20. | Repeal of section 1 of Act 98 of 1982 |
| 21. | Amendment of section 3 of Act 105 of 1983 |
| 22. | Amendment of section 11 of Act 61 of 1984... |
| 23. | Amendment of section 14 of Act 61 of 1984 |
| 24. | Amendment of section 6 of Act 107 of 1985... |
| 25. | Amendment of section 22 of Act 90 of 1986 |
| 26. | Insertion of section 5A in Act 24 of 1987 |
| 27. | ... [...repealed by Act 2001_047_017_20011122 Sch - was entitled "Amendment of section 5 of Act 88 of 1989"] |
| 28. | ... [...repealed by Act 2001_047_017_20011122 Sch - was entitled "Amendment of section 6 of Act of 1989"] |
| 29. | Substitution of section 5 of Act 4 of 1991 |
| 30. | Amendment of section 2 of Act 112 of 1991 |
| 31. | Amendment of section 9 of Act 139 of 1991 |
| 32. | Amendment of section 14 of Act 43 of 1992 |
| 33. | Certain land deemed to be situated in declared area |
| 34. | Repeal of laws |
| 35. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s34] |
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