Legal Practice Bill (B20-2012)

Section 76: Ordinary Bills affecting the provinces

Act partially commenced

Bill history

National Assembly

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
- 31 May 2012
  
  Bill introduced to National Assembly
Justice and Correctional Services
- 06 June 2012
  
  Legal Practice Bill [B 20–2012]: briefing by Department
- 18 March 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Departmental responses to public submissions
- 20 March 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill [B20-2012]: Department responses to submissions
- 27 May 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: NADCAO & National Task Team on Community Based Paralegals submission; Committee Report on Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Strategic Plan 2013
- 11 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Departmental Responses to public submissions, clauses 1 to 6; Committee draft Report on lifting of suspension on Magistrate Hole
- 12 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Department response to submissions; Lifting suspension of Magistrate Hole
- 18 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Department response to submissions; High Court jurisdiction change; Magistrate suspension
- 19 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Department response to submissions
- 24 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Department of Justice response to public submissions: clauses 31 to 69
- 26 June 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: Departmental responses to public submissions: clauses 74 to 119
- 04 September 2013
  
  Legal Practice Bill: clauses 25 to 116 deliberations
National Assembly
- 12 November 2013
  
  Bill passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the NCOP for concurrence

National Council of Provinces

NCOP Security and Justice
- 19 November 2013
  
  Judicial Matters Amd Bills [B7-2013] & [B51-2013]: adoption, Judicial Matters Third Amd Bill, Legal Practice Bill, SA Human Rights Commission Bill: briefing
- 25 February 2014
  
  Judicial Matters Third Amendment Bill [B53-2013] & Legal Practice Bill [B20-2012]: negotiating mandates
- 26 February 2014
  
  Legal Practice Bill [B20-2012]: deliberations on amendments proposed by negotiating mandates
- 05 March 2014
  
  Legal Practice Bill [B20D-2012]: final mandates
National Council of Provinces
- 06 March 2014
  
  Bill passed by the NCOP and returned to the National Assembly for concurrence

National Assembly

Justice and Correctional Services
- 11 March 2014
  
  Magistrates Commission updates; Legal Practice Bill: NCOP amendments; Committee Legacy Report
National Assembly
- 12 March 2014
  
  Bill passed by both Houses and sent to the President for assent

Office of the President

The President
- 20 September 2014
  
  Signed by President and becomes Act 28 of 2014 — Act 28 of 2014
- 23 January 2015
  
  Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 10 of this Act commenced on this day. Refer to GG 38412
- 01 February 2015
  
  Complete Chapter 10 of the Act commenced on this date.

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