Deputy Chairman, Law Development Commission, Zimbabwe. Emai : ldc@gta.gov.zw CHAPTER 8:07 GENERAL LAW AMENDMENT ACT Acts 8/1879, 17/1920, 27/1935, 37/1938 (s. 7), 11/1959, 16/1961, 29/1970 (s. 19), 57/1972 (s. 36), 41/1973, 24/1975 (s. 6), 40/1978, 2/1979 (s. 6), 29/1981 (s. 59), 15/1982, 31/1983 (s. 17), 3/2004 (s. 13), 8/2005 (s. 44), 6/2006 (s. 23). ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I P RELIMINARY Section 1. Short title. PART II M ARITIME AND MERCANTILE LAW 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. English law to prevail in maritime cases. English law to prevail in cases of assurance, stoppage in transitu and bills of lading. British statutes passed after 11/9/1879 not to apply. Form of pleading, procedure and taking of evidence not altered. Duties of marshal in Admiralty Court to be performed by Sheriff in other courts. PART III L AW OF C ONTRACT 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 11 A Leases not void through injury to property by war, inundation or tempest. Law of laesio enormis repealed. Certain laws relating to suretyship to cease to have effect. Amendment of law in respect of formalities relating to donations. Repeal of law relating to prohibition of donations between spouses. Exclusion of in duplum rule in certain cases PART IV GENERAL 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Women may hold public or civil offices or appointments. Qualifications rendering men and women equally eligible for certain public or civil offices. Legitimation of adulterine children. Reduction of age of majority from 21 to 18 years. Abolition of quitrent. AN ACT to alter the general law of Zimbabwe. [Dates of commencement: 10th June, 1891, ss. 2 to 8; 1st April, 1959, s. 9; 1st January, 1979, ss. 10 and 11; 24th September, 1920, ss. 12 and 13; 30th June, 1961, s. 14; 10th December, 1982, s. 15; 31st May, 1935, s. 16.] PART I P RELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the General Law Amendment Act [Chapter 8:07].