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Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Regulations

Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings on the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa

Annexure 1 : Forms

Form 17 : Order for Arrest of Person suspectus de fuga

 

In the Magistrate's Court for the District/Region of ...................................................................................

 

held at ............................................... Case No. ........................................ of 20.........

 

In the matter between

 

..................................................................................................................... Applicant

 

and

 

................................................................................................................. Respondent

 

It is ordered:

 

(1)        That the sheriff of the court take ....................................................................................................

 

               .................................................................................. (respondent) in custody and have him or her before this court on the first court day after service of this order at .......................... (time), to show cause why he/she should not be detained to abide the judgment of this court in an action for a sum of R.............. to be instituted against him/her by the applicant.

 

(2) Upon security being given to the satisfaction of the sheriff of the aforesaid court for the amount of the applicant's claim and the costs of the application for attachment, the aforesaid respondent shall be released from attachment and upon such security being given the order for attachment shall ipso facto be discharged.

 

(3)         That the said action be instituted within 48 hours from the date of this order.

 

By Order of the Court,

 

 

............................................................

 

Registrar/Clerk of the Court

 

 

....................................................................

 

Applicant/Applicant's Attorney

 

 

Address:        ............................................................................................

 

............................................................................................

 

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE SHERIFF:

 

To the Officer-in-Charge of the ........................................................ Prison.

 

In terms of section 16 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act 32 of 1944), you are hereby commanded to take into your custody the body of .......................................... and keep him/her there safely until the ................................ day of ............................. 20...... or until he/she shall be otherwise legally liberated.

 

Dated at ................................................. this ............................ day of ................................, 20......,

 

 

......................................................................

Sheriff of the Court.