Search South African law
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Search GetLawED's library of official South African legal texts (Constitutional Court, SCA, High Court, Labour, Land, Tax and tribunal judgments; Acts; regulations, rules and codes issued under them; municipal by-laws and land use schemes; Bills; Government Gazettes). Returns matching documents with the best-matching section reference where the text is split into sections, a short passage and the official source link. Absence from the library does not mean an authority does not exist.
Input Schema
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| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Maximum results, 1-10 (default 5) | |
| query | Yes | What to look for, in plain language (e.g. "business rescue post-commencement tax debt") | |
| doc_type | No | Limit to one kind of document: regulation = regulations, rules and codes; bylaw = municipal by-laws and land use schemes (default: judgment, act and regulation) |