Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)RulesEnforcement Committee Rules, 2022Schedule 1Part 3 : Enforcement Committee ProceduresResponse to Enforcement Committee Proceedings15. Answer |
| (1) | The respondent shall file an answer in the form required by this regulation within 21 (twenty-one) days, or such further time as the Enforcement Committee may allow, of the date on which the respondent received a copy of the notice in accordance with sub-rule 14 (1)(a) of Schedule 1. |
| (2) | The answer shall state— |
| (a) | the name and address of the respondent; |
| (b) | the name and address of the respondent’s legal representative, if any; |
| (c) | an address for service and shall be signed and dated by the respondent, or on its behalf by its duly authorised officer or legal representative. |
| (3) | The answer shall contain— |
| (a) | a succinct presentation of the arguments of fact and law upon which the respondent will rely; |
| (b) | details of any objection to the admission of evidence put forward by the applicant; |
| (c) | the relief sought by the respondent and any directions sought under sub-rule 28 of Schedule 1; |
| (d) | a schedule listing all the documents annexed to the answer; and |
| (e) | a statement identifying the evidence (whether witness statements or other documents annexed to the answer) the substance of which, so far as the respondent is aware, was not referred to in the disputed decision or disclosed to the applicant before that decision was made. |
| (4) | The contents of the answer shall be verified by a statement of truth signed and dated by the respondent or on its behalf by its duly authorised officer or legal representative. |
| (5) | As far as practicable, there shall be annexed to the answer a copy of every document (or part of a document) upon which the respondent relies including the written statements of all witnesses of fact and expert witnesses, if any, but excluding any document (or part of a document) annexed to the notice. |
| (6) | The signed original of the answer shall be accompanied by 4 (four) copies of the answer and its annexes certified by the respondent or its duly authorised officer or legal representative as conforming to the original. |
| (7) | The respondent shall serve a copy of the answer and any accompanying documents on each other party at the same time as it files the answer. |