CATEGORIES OF LEGISLATION

Question 1

WHAT ARE THE 2 CATEGORIES OF LEGISLATION

Answer 1

1) CHRONOLOGICAL

2) HIERARCHIAL

Question 2

CHRONOLOGICAL CATEGORY

Answer 2

• legislation prior to 1806
• there is the old order legislation
• it is legislation since 1994

Question 3

OLD ODER LEGISLATION

Answer 3

-In force prior to 27 April midnight 1994

Question 4

Pre-Union legislation (1806-1910)

Answer 4

• Lord’s Day Observance Act 19 of 1895
• Sunday Act 28 of 1896
• Police Offences Ordinance 21 of 1902

Question 5

Legislation between union and democratic era(1910- 1994)

Answer 5

• Acts of parliament

- Former independent homelands

Question 6

What is ordinary/primary/enabling legislation

Answer 6

-enacted by democratically elected law making bodies

Question 7

What is ordinary legislation

Answer 7

• original law making powers of the elected legislatures are founded in the constitution but derived in 2 way :
• Directly from the constitution through parliament provincial legislatures
• Indirectly from the constitution by being assigned by another act of parliament

Question 8

Acts of parliament - 1910-1983

Answer 8

• parliament consisted of the house of assembly and senate

Question 9

Acts of parliament-1983-1994

Answer 9

-parliament comprised the house of assembly, House of Representatives,house of delegates and president’s council

Question 10

Acts of parliament-1994

Answer 10

-parliament consists of the National Assembly and the national council of provinces