Maintenance Act, 1998
R 385
Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)RegulationsRegulations relating to Children's Courts and International Child Abduction, 2010Chapter III : Children's CourtsPart 1 : Children's Court Proceedings9. Witnesses |
| (1) | The clerk may subpoena any person to appear as a witness in a matter before the court at least 10 days before the date of the hearing on a form that corresponds substantially with Form 6 of the Annexure. |
| (2) | A person referred to in section 59(1)(b) or (c) of the Act, who intends to have a witness subpoenaed must, within 15 days before the date of the hearing, request the clerk to issue a subpoena to that witness, and the clerk must without delay issue the subpoena. |
| (3) | The subpoena referred to in subregulation (1) must be— |
| (a) | served personally on a party by a sheriff, a clerk, or a person authorised by the presiding officer of the court; |
| (b) | submitted to a party by registered post; or |
| (c) | served or submitted in any other manner as directed by the presiding officer of the court. |
