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Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 (Act No. 3 of 1996)

Rules

Labour Tenancy Arbitration Rules

19. Definitions

 

 

In these rules —

 

"Act"

means the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, No 3 of 1996;

 

"applicant"

includes a plaintiff;

 

"Arbitration Act"

means the Arbitration Act, No 42 of 1965;

 

"Court"

including "Court" when it is referred to in the Arbitration Act, means the Land Claims Court established under section 22(1) of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, No 22 of 1994;

 

"days"

means days other than Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays;

 

"determination"

means the arbitrator's final decision in a case;

 

"dossier"

means—

(a) the bundle of documents which the Director-General of the Department of Land Affairs hands or sends to the Court when he or she refers an application; or
(b) the Court file containing all the documents filed in an eviction case which a judge has referred to arbitration;

 

"judge"

means the judge appointed in terms of rule 2(1) by the President of the Court to deal with a case;

 

"party"

means—

(a) anyone named in a dossier as a person whose rights or interests may be affected by a case; and
(b) that person's legal representative;

 

"Registrar"

means the Registrar of the Court;

 

"respondent"

includes a defendant;

 

"tax costs"

means to present a list of costs to the Registrar to decide which costs are payable in terms of an arbitrator's costs order.