Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesDirections in the Schedule to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 in all courts, court houses and justice service points in the Republic of South Africa18 - 22. Special measures in respect of cases arising from public violence or public disorder |
| 18. | Cases involving accused persons who are charged with an offence arising from the incidents of public violence or public disorder which started in KwaZulu Natal on 8 July 2021 and spread to other parts of the country may be placed— |
| (a) | on a priority roll; or |
| (b) | on a separate roll of cases wherein cases involving an accused person charged with an offence arising from the incidents of public violence or public disorder are placed. |
| 19. | A court dedicated for the trial of cases on a separate roll may be established where this is necessary and expedient. |
| 20. | Cases on a separate roll may, for reasons of safety or practicality, be tried at a place of sitting outside the district or sub-district in which the offence is alleged to have been committed. |
| 21. | Appropriate measures must be considered for the expeditious hearing of cases on a separate roll including the allocation of dedicated judicial officers and court personnel with the requisite qualifications and skills. |
| 22. | The National Prosecuting Authority may, where the accused is charged with a less serious offence in respect of which an admission of guilt is permissible and justified, fix an appropriate amount as an admission of guilt in respect of the accused person concerned. |