Disease) Order, 2020

L.N. 75 of 2020

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

(CAP. 465)

Suspension of Legal Times relating to Promise of Sale Agreements,

Notarial and other related matters (Epidemics and Infectious

Disease) Order, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 27(c) of the

Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health has made the

following order:-

The title of this order is the Suspension of Legal Times Citation.

relating to Promise of Sale Agreements, Notarial and other related

matters (Epidemics and Infectious Disease) Order, 2020.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires

Interpretation.

"court" means any court and includes the superior courts

and the inferior courts including appellate courts irrespective of

their competence or jurisdiction, and also includes any tribunal

established by law, and any boards, commissions, committees or

other entities before which any proceedings are heard or

procedures undertaken which are subject to legal or

administrative time limits for filing any claims, defences or other

acts;

"Superintendent" shall have the same meaning as assigned

to it in the Public Health Act.

When the Superintendent orders the closure of all courts or Suspension of

any courts, for the purpose of guarding against and, or controlling legal times.

dangerous epidemics or infectious disease, the suspension of the

running of all the legal terms imposed on a notary public by law to

register any deed, will, act or private writing or any period within

which the notary public, in terms of any applicable law, has to pay

taxes collected by him in the exercise of his profession or any term

related to fiscal benefits, incentives or exemptions or any period within

which a notary public is to submit any information or documentation

to any authority or regulator pursuant to relevant notarial activity and

any expiration of any term in any promise of sale agreement duly

registered in terms of law with the Commissioner of Revenue within

the period established by law shall be suspended whilst the order for

closure is in force without the need of any signatures or formal

renewals by the parties. The suspension shall last until twenty (20)

days following the repeal of any such order by the Superintendent.

The Epidemics and Infectious Disease (Suspension of legal

Repeal.

S.L. 465. 16.

times relating to promise of sale agreements, notarial and related

matters) Order is hereby repealed.

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