Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998)Competition Tribunal RulesPart 2 - Delivery of Documents6. Delivery of documents |
| 1) | A notice or document that is required to be delivered, may be served as provided for in section 76 or in any way permitted in accordance with Table CTR 1. |
| 2) | Subject to sub-rule (3), a document delivered by a method listed in the second column of Table CTR 1 will be deemed to have been delivered on the intended recipient on the date and at the time shown opposite that method, in the third column of that table. |
| 3) | If, in a particular matter, it proves impossible to serve a document in any manner provided for in these Rules,— |
| a) | If the Tribunal is required to serve the document, the registrar may apply to the High Court for an order of substituted service; |
| b) | In any other case, the person concerned may apply to the Tribunal for an order of substituted service. |
| 4) | Subject to Rule 3(2) if the date and time for the delivery of a document referred to in Table CTR 1 is outside of the office hours of the Tribunal as set out in Rule 3(1), that document will be deemed to have been delivered on the next business day. |
| 5) | A document that is delivered by fax must include a cover page, and a document that is transmitted by electronic mail must accompany a cover message, in either case setting out— |
| a) | The name, address, and telephone number of the sender; |
| b) | The name of the person to whom it is addressed, and the name of that person's attorney, if it is being sent to the attorney for a participant; |
| c) | The date and time of the transmission; |
| d) | The total number of pages sent, including the cover page; and |
| e) | The name and telephone number of the person to contact if the transmission is incomplete or otherwise unsuccessful. |
| 6) | Despite sub-rule (1) - (5), if, in terms of Rule 8, a filing fee is required in respect of a document that has been filed, that document will be deemed to have been filed— |
| a) | on the date and at the time indicated in Table CTR 1, if the filing fee is paid to the Tribunal within 3 business days of that time; or |
| b) | when the filing fee is paid to the Tribunal, if later. |