Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter IV : The Citizen Force29. Change of address |
| (1) | Every member of the Citizen Force shall, in such manner and at such times or within such periods as may be prescribed, notify the prescribed officer of his address and of any change therein. |
| (2) | In any proceedings against any such member for a contravention of subsection (1), that member shall be presumed not to have notified the prescribed officer of his address or of any change thereof unless he— |
| (a) | produces an acknowledgment by the prescribed officer of the receipt of his notification of his address or of a change thereof, as the case may be; or |
| (b) | supplies proof that he has posted by registered post a notification of his change of address to the prescribed officer; or |
| (c) | supplies other proof to the satisfaction of the court that he has in fact notified the prescribed officer of his address or of a change thereof. |
[Subsection (2) substituted by section 4 of Act No. 34 of 1983]