Weare and Another v Ndebele NO and Others (CCT15/08)
Weare and Another v Ndebele NO and Others (CCT15/08) [2008] ZACC 20; 2009 (1) SA 600 (CC); 2009 (4) BCLR 370 (CC) (18 November 2008)
The Constitutional Court held that the invalidation of a provincial ordinance by the High Court must be confirmed by the Constitutional Court, as such ordinances, when amended or incorporated by the provincial legislature, are to be treated as provincial Acts for confirmation purposes. On the merits, the Court found that section 22(5) of the KwaZulu-Natal Regulation of Racing and Betting Ordinance does not violate section 9(1) of the Constitution. The differentiation between natural and juristic persons is rationally linked to the legitimate government purpose of regulating gambling, as it is…
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- Equality Before The Law
- Provincial Legislation
- Gambling Regulation
- Unfair Discrimination
- Juristic Persons Rights
- Confirmation Of Invalidity