Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)RegulationsRegulations Relating to Sexual Offences Courts 2020Chapter II : Requirements for Designated Court3. Requirements for designated court |
| (1) | A designated court must— |
| (a) | provide the facilities referred to in Chapter III; |
| (b) | have the devices and equipment referred to in Chapter IV; |
| (c) | render the services referred to in Chapter V; and |
| (d) | proceed in accordance with the requirements set out in Chapter VI. |
| (2) | Subregulation (1) does not preclude a designated court from dealing with a sexual offence case if, after its designation, it does not comply with any of the requirements referred to in subregulation (1), pending the outcome of the steps taken in terms of subregulation (4). |
| (3) | It is the responsibility of all the officials and persons working at a designated court to report non -compliance with a requirement referred to in subregulation (1), in writing, to the official, person or institution responsible for solving the non-compliance issue, as soon as he or she becomes aware of the problem causing non-compliance. |
| (4) | The court manager must ensure that the official, person or institution who received the report referred to in subregulation (3), take immediate steps to solve the problem causing non -compliance with the requirement in question. |
| (5) | Non -compliance with any requirement referred to in subregulation (1), do not render any proceedings, or any part thereof, in a designated court invalid. |