32. Regulations 33. Repeal of laws, and savings 34. Short title and commencement SCHEDULE LAWS REPEALED – BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, as follows:- Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise - in relation to a traditional community, means the geographic area habitually and “area”, predominantly inhabited by that traditional community; of jurisdiction”, in relation to a recognized or established under this Act, means the “area area for which that court has been so recognized or established; means an assessor who has been appointed as such under this Act; “assessor” court” means a community court recognized under section 2 or established under “community section 4; law” the customary law, norms, rules of procedure, traditions and usages of a “customary traditional community in so far as they do not conflict with the provisions of the Namibian Constitution or any other statutory law applicable in Namibia; institution” means a financial institution authorized to conduct banking business “financial under the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998), or a building society finally registered as such under the Building Societies Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986); means a Justice appointed in terms of section 8; “Justice” the magistrate of a district and includes an additional magistrate of that “magistrate” district; court” means the magistrate’s court of a district in which the community court “magistrate’s concerned is situated; means the Minister responsible for Justice; “Minister” means prescribe by regulation under this Act; “prescribe” Act” includes any regulation made under section 32; “this authority” the traditional authority referred to in section 2 of the Traditional “traditional Authorities Act, 2000 (Act No. 25 of 2000); community” means an indigenous, homogenous, endogamous social grouping of “traditional persons comprising of families deriving from exogamous clans which share a common ancestry, language, cultural heritage, customs and traditions, recognises a common traditional authority and inhabits a common communal area; and includes the members of that community residing outside the common communal area;
32. Regulations 33. Repeal of laws, and savings 34. Short title and commencement SCHEDULE – LAWS REPEALED BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, as follows:- Definitions 1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise - “area”, in relation to a traditional community, means the geographic area habitually and predominantly inhabited by that traditional community; “area of jurisdiction”, in relation to a recognized or established under this Act, means the area for which that court has been so recognized or established; “assessor” means an assessor who has been appointed as such under this Act; “community court” means a community court recognized under section 2 or established under section 4; “customary law” the customary law, norms, rules of procedure, traditions and usages of a traditional community in so far as they do not conflict with the provisions of the Namibian Constitution or any other statutory law applicable in Namibia; “financial institution” means a financial institution authorized to conduct banking business under the Banking Institutions Act, 1998 (Act No. 2 of 1998), or a building society finally registered as such under the Building Societies Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986); “Justice” means a Justice appointed in terms of section 8; “magistrate” the magistrate of a district and includes an additional magistrate of that district; “magistrate’s court” means the magistrate’s court of a district in which the community court concerned is situated; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for Justice; “prescribe” means prescribe by regulation under this Act; “this Act” includes any regulation made under section 32; “traditional authority” the traditional authority referred to in section 2 of the Traditional Authorities Act, 2000 (Act No. 25 of 2000); “traditional community” means an indigenous, homogenous, endogamous social grouping of persons comprising of families deriving from exogamous clans which share a common ancestry, language, cultural heritage, customs and traditions, recognises a common traditional authority and inhabits a common communal area; and includes the members of that community residing outside the common communal area;
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