Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007)

Regulations

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Regulations

Part I : Regulations on Services for Victims of Sexual Offences and Compulsory HIV Testing of Alleged Sex Offenders under Section 39 of the Act

4. Consideration of application and evidence

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(1)When the magistrate who considers the application requires additional evidence as contemplated in section 31(1) of the Act, the clerk of the court must—
(a)where oral evidence is to be led confirm the date and time, as determined by the magistrate, with the investigating officer personally, both telephonically and confirmed in writing; and
(b)where further affidavits are to be filed, telephonically and confirmed in writing, require the investigating officer to obtain the affidavits as identified by the magistrate.

 

(2)

(a)Where oral evidence is to be led, the investigating officer must—
(i)inform the victim, interested person or other witness of the arranged date and time to appear before the magistrate; and
(ii)if the alleged offender is required to testify—
(aa)bring him or her on the arranged date and time to appear before the magistrate, if he or she is in custody; or
(bb)inform him or her of the arranged date and time to appear before the magistrate, if he or she is not in custody.
(b)Where further evidence is required by affidavit, the investigating officer must—
(i)obtain the required affidavit or affidavits from the person or persons as identified by the magistrate as soon as is reasonably practicable or within the period determined by the magistrate; and
(ii)place the affidavit or affidavits in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential/Vertroulik", reflecting the case number, name, rank and force number of the investigating officer,

and hand it to the clerk of the court, who must forthwith submit it together with the file containing the application referred to in regulation 3 to the magistrate.