Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936)11. Service of rule nisi |
| (1) | If the court sequestrates the estate of a debtor provisionally it must simultaneously grant a rule nisi calling upon the debtor upon a day mentioned in the rule to appear and to show cause why his or her estate should not be sequestrated finally. |
| (2) | If the debtor has been absent during a period of twenty-one days from his or her usual place of residence and of his or her business (if any) within the Republic, the court may direct that it is sufficient service of that rule if a copy thereof is affixed to or near the outer door of the buildings where the court sits and published in the Gazette, or may direct some other mode of service. |
| (2A) | A copy of the rule nisi must be served on— |
| (a) | any trade union referred to in subsection (4); |
| (b) | the debtor's employees by affixing a copy of the petition to any notice board to which the employees have access inside the debtor's premises, or if there is no access to the premises by the employees, by affixing a copy to the front gate, where applicable, failing which to the front door of the premises from which the debtor conducted any business at the time of the presentation of the petition; and |
| (c) | the South African Revenue Service. |
| (3) | Upon the application of the debtor the court may anticipate the return day for the purpose of discharging the order of provisional sequestration if twenty-four hours' notice of such application has been given to the petitioning creditor. |
| (4) | For the purposes of serving the rule nisi in terms of subsection (2A), the sheriff must establish whether the employees are represented by a registered trade union and determine whether there is a notice board inside the employer's premises to which the employees have access. |