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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Directions relating to All Courts, Court Precincts and Justice Service Points in the Republic of South Africa during Alert Level 4

31 - 35. Issuing of permits

 

31. The head of institution must issue a permit to a person within his or her institution for the performance of permitted services.

 

32. Persons who are required to perform permitted services under the national state of disaster are permitted to commute between their places of residence, offices and courts for purposes of performing such services, provided that every such person must have in his or her possession a form of identification and a permit authorising him or her to perform such services issued by the head of institution.

 

33. In addition to officers of the court mentioned in paragraph 30, other persons who are required to perform permitted services must, at all times, have in their possession a permit to perform permitted services, issued by the head of the institution.

 

34. Litigants who are not represented by a legal practitioner are permitted to commute to a court room, court house or justice service point and must be in possession of documentary proof of the fact that attendance at the a court room, court precinct or justice service point is required.

 

35.

(a) Witnesses are permitted to commute to attend a court or obtain permitted services at a court house or justice service point or offices of legal practitioners.
(b) for the purposes of this paragraph a witness includes a person who needs to attest to an affidavit in motion proceedings;
(c) Every such witness or person must have in his or her possession a form of identification and a subpoena or a permit authorising him or her to attend at such court room, court house, justice service point or the office concerned, issued by a court or a person who is either the head of an institution in relation to such person or the legal practitioner representing a party to such proceedings.