Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)RulesEnforcement Committee Rules, 2022Schedule 1Part 3 : Enforcement Committee ProceduresAdditional Parties and Additional Cases19. Additional cases |
(1) | In this regulation and rule 20 an “additional case” means— |
(a) | a case by a respondent against any person (whether or not already a party) for contribution or indemnity or some other remedy; or |
(b) | where an additional case has been made against a person who is not already a party, any case made by that person against any other person (whether or not already a party). |
(2) | An additional case is to be treated as if it were a case for the purpose of these Rules. |
(3) | A respondent may make an additional case— |
(a) | without the Enforcement Committee’s permission, if it files that case with its answer; or |
(b) | at any other time, with the permission of the Enforcement Committee. |
(4) | A respondent who has filed an acknowledgment of service or an answer, may make an additional case for a contribution or indemnity against an existing party to the proceedings: |
(a) | without the Enforcement Committee’s permission, if it files that claim with its answer, or, if the additional case is a claim against a party added to the case later, within 21 (twenty-one) days after that party files its answer; or |
(b) | at any other time, with the permission of the Enforcement Committee. |