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SPECIAL DOCUMENTS: s 49 Use of force to effect arrest; Firearms Act;
Private Security Industry Act; Proceeds of Crime



GENERAL REFERENCE SITES (Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias,
etc.)









SPECIAL DOCUMENTS


SECTION 49 CPA - USE OF FORCE TO EFFECT AN ARREST






THE USE OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL FORCE TO EFFECT AN ARREST
OR TO PREVENT ESCAPE (SOUTH AFRICA - the old and the new section 49; extract
from the Govender decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal)







FULL TEXT OF GOVENDER DECISION OF THE SCA IN 2001 (SOUTH
AFRICA)






FULL TEXT OF WALTERS DECISION OF THE TRANSKEI HIGH COURT
IN 2001 (SOUTH AFRICA) NOT FOLLOWING THE SCA DECISION









FULL TEXT OF WALTERS DECISION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
22 MAY 2002 (SOUTH AFRICA) ENDORSING THE GOVENDER DECISION OF THE SCA AND REJECTING THE DECISION OF THE TRANSKEI HIGH COURT (WordPerfect Document)








FULL TEXT OF WALTERS DECISION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
22 MAY 2002 (SOUTH AFRICA) ENDORSING THE GOVENDER DECISION OF THE SCA AND REJECTING THE DECISION OF THE TRANSKEI HIGH COURT .pdf File (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)









SUMMARY OF WALTERS DECISION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
22 MAY 2002 (SOUTH AFRICA) ENDORSING THE GOVENDER DECISION OF THE SCA AND REJECTING THE DECISION OF THE TRANSKEI HIGH COURT (WordPerfect Document)









SUMMARY OF WALTERS DECISION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
22 MAY 2002 (SOUTH AFRICA) ENDORSING THE GOVENDER DECISION OF THE SCA AND REJECTING THE DECISION OF THE TRANSKEI HIGH COURT (Web Document)






FIREARMS CONTROL






FIREARMS SAPS WEB INFORMATION 










FIREARMS CONTROL AMENDMENT ACT no 43 of 2003 (SOUTH
AFRICA) .pdf File (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)










FIREARMS CONTROL ACT no 60 of 2000 (SOUTH
AFRICA) .pdf File (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)



PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS LEADING TO THE FIREARMS CONTROL ACT





FIREARMS CONTROL BILL, 2000 (NOW ACT 60 OF 2000 - ADOPTED BY
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES AND SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT - SOUTH AFRICA) - Look above for final text of the
Act .pdf File (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)






FIREARMS CONTROL BILL, 2000 (ADOPTED BY NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY AND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES - SOUTH AFRICA) -
Afrikaans Translation - Look above for final text of the Act .pdf File (You
need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)






RESOLUTIONS ON FIREARMS CONTROL BILL, 2000 (ADOPTED BY
SELECT COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES - SOUTH
AFRICA) These resolutions do not affect the content of the Bill which was
adopted by the National Council of Provinces on 9 Nov 2000







PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION








PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION ACT, 56 of 2001 (AS
ASSENTED TO BY THE PRESIDENT ON 2002-01-15 - SOUTH AFRICA) - implemented
14 Feb 2002 .pdf Version (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this
file)









PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATIONS, 2002 (SOUTH
AFRICA) AS MADE BY MINISTER - implemented 14 Feb 2002 









PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY APPEAL REGULATIONS, 2002 (SOUTH
AFRICA) AS MADE BY MINISTER - implemented 14 Feb 2002








PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY LEVIES ACT, 23 of 2002  (AS PASSED BY
PARLIAMENT AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT- SOUTH AFRICA).pdf Version 
(You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)









WET OP HEFFINGS OP DIE PRIVATE SEKURITEITSBEDRYF, 23 van 2002  (SOOS GOEDGEKEUR DEUR DIE PARLEMENT - 
EN GETEKEN DEUR DIE PRESIDENT - SUID AFRIKA).pdf Version 
(You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)




PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS LEADING TO THE NEW PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY LEGISLATION





SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION DRAFT BILL, 2000 (AS
APPROVED BY CABINET - SOUTH AFRICA) - Look above for final text of the
Act






SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION BILL, 12 of 2001 (AS TABLED IN
PARLIAMENT - SOUTH AFRICA) - Look above for final text of the Act
.pdf File (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)







PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION BILL, 12B of 2001 (AS
ACCEPTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 2001-10-23 AND BY THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ON 2001-11-15 - SOUTH AFRICA) - Look above for final text
of the Act







PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION BILL, 12B of 2001 (AS
ACCEPTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 2001-10-23 AND BY THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF PROVINCES ON 2001-11-15 - SOUTH AFRICA) - Look above for final text
of the Act .pdf Version (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file)














PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY LEVIES BILL, 11 of 2002  (AS PASSED BY
PARLIAMENT - SOUTH AFRICA)




PROCEEDS OF CRIME





Exploring the Constitutionality of Proceeds of Crime Legislation
(document)












CANADA



 LEGISLATION 1 - LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS acjnet 
(English)


 LEGISLATION 2 - LAWS AND REGULATIONS acjnet (English and French available)





 LEGISLATION 3 - CONSOLIDATED
STATUTES AND REGULATIONS justice


 LEGISLATION 4 - ADVANCED 
SEARCH OF STATUTES AND REGULATIONS justice




 LEGISLATION 5 - QUEBEC - IN
ENGLISH (SEARCHABLE)





 LEGISLATION 6 - QUEBEC - IN
FRENCH (SEARCHABLE)




 PARLIAMENT



 CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SITES
(SEARCHABLE) (Click on "Links")


 PROVINCIAL AND TERRITORIAL
GOVERNMENTS (SEARCHABLE)





 LEGISLATION and COURT DECISIONS 1 - lexum.umontreal 
(English and French available)


 LEGISLATION and COURT DECISIONS 2 - 
indigenousbar (English and French available)


 LEGISLATION and COURT DECISIONS 3


 LEGISLATION and COURT DECISIONS 
4 QUEBEC - canlii.org (English)


 LEGISLATION and COURT DECISIONS 5 
QUEBEC - canlii.org (French)





 ALL CANADIAN COURTS (WORLDLII)



 SUPREME COURT 1
(SEARCHABLE) lexum.umontreal



 SUPREME COURT 2 (SEARCHABLE) scc-csc.gc) (English and 
French available)




 SUPREME COURT 3
(SEARCHABLE) cornell.edu



 DECISIONS OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF CANADA RELATIVE TO THE CANADIAN CHARTER OF
RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (SEARCHABLE) (Search this lexum.umontreal site for this 
and other legal materials)



 DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT
OF CANADA RELATIVE TO ABORIGINAL AND TREATY RIGHTS (Search this indigenousbar.ca site 
for this and other legal materials)



 FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA
(SEARCHABLE)



 BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPERIOR COURTS
(SEARCHABLE) 


 THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL -
RULINGS (SEARCHABLE) (Search this lexum.umontreal site for this 
and other legal materials)



 THE HUMAN RIGHTS
TRIBUNAL - DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION (Search this lexum.umontreal site for this 
and other legal materials)



 VIRTUAL CANADIAN LAW
LIBRARY (SEARCHABLE)




 YAHOO COUNTRY PAGE



 FINDLAW
COUNTRY PAGE







SOUTH AFRICA


 LEGISLATION 1 (www.polity.org.za)





REGULATIONS and NOTICES 1 
(www.polity.org.za)



 LEGISLATION 2 (www.info.gov.za)



 REGULATIONS 2 
(www.info.gov.za)




 LEGISLATION 3 
(www.parliament.gov.za)




 LEGISLATION 4 (ActsOnline)



 LEGISLATION 5 
(www.polity.org HomePage)


 CONSTITUTIONAL
MATERIALS 1 (www.polity.org.za)



 CONSTITUTIONAL and OTHER LEGAL MATERIALS 
(University of Cape Town)



 BILLS OF PARLIAMENT 1 
(www.polity.org.za)



 BILLS OF PARLIAMENT 2 
(www.info.gov.za)



 BILLS OF PARLIAMENT 3 
(www.parliament.gov.za)




 PARLIAMENT (HomePage)



 PARLIAMENTARY MONITORING GROUP  (bills,
legislation, white papers, media briefings, parliamentary schedule, discussions in parliamentary
committees, etc)



 PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES



Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

Kwazulu-Natal

Mpumalanga

Northern Cape

Limpopo

North-West

Western Cape

Western Cape (CapeGateway)



 PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
(www.info.gov.za)




LOCAL GOVERNMENT




LOCAL GOVERNMENT SALGA



 SOUTH AFRICAN LAW COMMISSION 
(SEARCHABLE)





 ALL SOUTH AFRICAN COURTS (SAFLII)




 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT (SEARCHABLE)




 SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL (1)
(SEARCHABLE) 


  
   
  EASTERN CAPE HIGH COURT


  
   
  LABOUR COURT, SA (site not 
updated)

    
   
  LABOUR COURT, SA and other matrials (pay 
  site - free search)


 LAND CLAIMS COURT, SA (SEARCHABLE) 



 CCMA (COMMISSION FOR CONCILIATION,
MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION)





 CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, SUPREME COURT OF
APPEAL, LAND CLAIMS COURT, EASTERN CAPE HIGH COURT, SA LAW COMMISSION -  WITS SITE 
(SEARCHABLE) (look for electronic resources link)


 SEARCH WITS SITE FOR LEGAL MATERIALS 




 STATE OF EMERGENCY -
CASES AND CODES





 SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT
HOME PAGE 1 (www.gov.za Official Site)


 SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT HOME PAGE 2 (www.polity.org.za)




SPECIAL DOCUMENTS: s 49 Use of force to effect arrest; Firearms Act;
Security Industry Act; Proceeds of Crime




 YAHOO
COUNTRY PAGES




 FINDLAW COUNTRY
PAGE







UNITED KINGDOM


 LEGISLATION 1 (SEARCHABLE)




 LEGISLATION 2 (SEARCHABLE)





 STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS - INDEX 1
(SEARCHABLE)



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(SEARCHABLE)




 BILLS BEFORE
PARLIAMENT





 HOUSE OF
LORDS PUBLICATIONS (SEARCHABLE)



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COMMONS PUBLICATIONS (SEARCHABLE)



 PARLIAM
ENT SEARCH PAGE (BILLS, HANSARD, ETC)




 TRACING ACTS OF
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 PRIVY COUNCIL JUDGEMENTS



 JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL JUDGEMENTS



 HOUSE OF LORDS AND PRIVY COUNCIL







 HOUSE OF
LORDS JUDGEMENTS (SEARCHABLE)




 TRIBUNALS ONLINE
SERVICE




 COURT SERVICE 1 (SEARCHABLE)



 COURT SERVICE 2 -
JUDGEMENTS (SEARCHABLE)



 THE
TIMES LAW REPORTS (SEARCHABLE)





 STATE OF EMERGENCY
(NORTHERN IRELAND) - CASES AND CODES




 YAHOO COUNTRY PAGE




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COUNTRY PAGE




 


UNITED STATES


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CODES infra)



MUNICI
PAL CODES - 1



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 CONGRESSIONAL BILLS
(SEARCHABLE)



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INFORMATION (SEARCHABLE)



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 CASES AND CODES -
SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY



 CASES AND CODES - KING COUNTY
LAW LIBRARY (site may be problematic)



 CASES AND CODES -
GALLAGHER LAW LIBRARY



 CASES AND CODES - by C GREEK
(SEARCHABLE)



CASES AND CODES - by ALLLAW
(SEARCHABLE)




CASES AND CODES by LAW.COM




 FEDERAL CASES
AND CODES - by ALLLAW (SEARCHABLE)




 FEDERAL CASES AND CODES - by
LAWS.COM



 FEDERAL CASES AND CODES - by LAW.COM



 STATE CASES AND
CODES - by ALLLAW (SEARCHABLE)



 STATE CASES AND CODES - by
LAWS.COM



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