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African Legislation : Library Guide: Namibia/South-West Africa

Guide to legislation in print and online

Indexes

Legal Assistance Centre. Official & Government Gazettes include Indexes.

Burman’s guide to the laws of SWA/Namibia. Windhoek: Burman Legal Reference Service Namibia, 1990. Shelf no. GR 348.6881028 BURM  Last updated in 2008.

Government gazettes

Government gazette of the Republic of Namibia. Windhoek: s.n., 1990. No. 1 (21 Mar. 1990) onwards. Shelf no. G 688 G.

Legal Assistance Centre. Has the Government Gazettes from 1990 to date,

Official gazette of South West Africa = Officiele koerant van Zuidwest Afrika. Windhoek: s.n., n.d. No. 1 (13 Aug. 1915)-no. 5922 (20 Mar. 1990) Library has: 1915-1920, 1940-1990 (incomplete). Shelf no. G 688 G.

Legal Assistance Centre. Has the Official Gazettes from 1915 to 1990.

Anti-corruption

Namibia.    The Anti-Corruption Act.    Windhoek :   Anti-Corruption Commission,   [2003] Shelf no. G 688 FL.CORR.03.ANTI
 

Companies

Companies Act, 28 of 2004 & Regulations. Cape Town: Juta Law, 2015. Shelf no. G 688 FL.COMP.15.COMP, GZCD 688 FL.COMP.15.COMP

Constitution

Namibia, enacting jurisdiction.    The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia.    Windhoek :   The Office of the Ombudsman,   February 2016. Shelf no. G 688 FL.CONS.16.CONS

Namibian constitution. Cape Town: Juta Law, 2015. Shelf no. G 688 FL.CONS.15.CONS

Constitution. Windhoek, Namibia: The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, 2010.  Shelf no. G 688 FL.CONS.10.CONS

The Constitution of Namibia = Ongunde weta ya Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Institute for Democracy, 2002. Shelf no. G 688 FL.CONS.02.CONS

Constitution. Windhoek: Directorate Print Media and Regional Offices, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 2000. Shelf no. G 688 FL.CONS.00.CONS

Constitution of the Republic of Namibia. {Windhoek: s.n, 1990. Shelf no. G 688 FL(CONS)

Constitution : The Republic of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: The Directorate Production and Publicity, The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, 1990. Shelf no. G 688 FL(CONS)

Annual volumes

The laws of the Republic of Namibia, 1,1990 onwards. Windhoek: Windhoek Printers. Shelf no. G 688 FLA We have replaced the volumes for 2002-2015, 2017-2018.

Die Wette van Suidwes-Afrika = The Laws of South West Africa, 1956-1990. Windhoek: Meinert. Shelf no. G 688 FLA

Decentralisation

A practical guide to the Decentralisation Enabling Act. Windhoek: Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development, 2008. Shelf no. G 688 E.REGI.08.PRAC

 

Environmental law

Hubbard, Dianne. Guide to the Environmental Management Act no. 7 of 2007. Windhoek, Namibia: Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Republic of Namibia, 2008. Shelf no. G 688 E.ENVI.08.GUID

Namibia year 2008 an introduction to the Environmental Management Act no. 7 of 2007. Windhoek, Namibia: Ministry of Environment & Tourism, 2008.  Shelf no. GZDV 688 FL.ENVI.08.NAMI

Labour

Labour Code : revised draft. Windhoek, Namibia: National Assembly, 1991. Shelf no. G 688 FL.LABO.91.LABO

Land

Malan, Johann. Guide to the Communal Land Reform Act, 2002 : no. 5 of 2002. 2nd ed. Windhoek, Namibia: Land, Environment, and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, and the Advocacy Unit, Namibia National Farmers’ Union, 2009.  Shelf no. G 688 E.LAND.09.GUID

Malan, Johann. Guide to the Communal Land Reform Act : Act no 5 of 2002. 1st ed. Windhoek, Namibia: Legal Assistance Centre, 2003.  Shelf no. G 688 E.LAND.03.GUID

Law-making procedure

Online

Statutes of Namibia. Cape Town : Juta Law,. Subscription database.

Legal Assistance Centre. Has the Official Gazettes from 1915 to 1990, Government Gazettes from 1990 to date, Laws in force and Regulations in force. 

Legal Assistance Centre. NAMLEX. Current legislation.

Namibia. Parliament. Annotated Laws & Regulations

NamibLII. Namibia Legal Information Institute

 

Statutes

The laws of South West Africa, 1915-1922. Windhoek: Swakopmunder Buchhandlung G.m.b.H, 1923. Shelf no. G 688 FLC(1915/22)

Laws of South West Africa = Die Wette van Suidwes-Afrika. [Windhoek: South West Africa, n.d.]  v. 1. 1915-1922 / edited by R.E.G. Rosenow. -- v. 2. 1923-1927 / edited by R.E.G. Rosenow. -- v. 3. 1928 / edited by R.E.G. Rosenow and W.J. Vos. -- v. 4. 1929-1935 / edited by N. Jooste. -- v. 5. 1936-1944 ./ edited by N. Jooste. -- v. 6. 1945-1956 / edited by N. Jooste.‎ Shelf no. G 688 FLC(1915/56) 

A few historical Proclamations, Ordinances and Acts in the Official Gazettes: https://www.lac.org.na/laws/

Maintenance

Hubbard, Dianne. Guide to the Maintenance Act 9 of 2003. Windhoek, Namibia: Legal Assistance Centre, 2005. G 688 FL.MAIN.2003

Hubbard, Dianne. Summary of the Maintenance Act. Windhoek, Namibia: Legal Assistance Centre, 2005. Shelf no. G 688 FL.MAIN.05.SUMM

 

Real property

Guide book :   laws relating to immovable property in Namibia /    Windhoek :   Republic of Namibia, Ministry of Lands and Resettlement,   2014. Shelf no. G 688 E.LAND.14.GUID

Traditional authorities

Traditional Authorities Acts = Eeveta Dompangelo OpamisyuuLulwakalo. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Institute for Democracy, 2002.  Shelf no. G 688 FL.TRAD.02.TRAD

Traditional Authorities Acts = !Hao!nåasi Gae guidi Hanumåas. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Institute for Democracy, 2002.  Shelf no. G 688 FL.TRAD.02.TRAD