| (1) | If a Constitutional Court judge or judge in writing waives his or her right to unreduced remuneration in terms of section 176(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, he or she may be granted additional leave on half pay for a period not exceeding one and a half months by the Chief Justice, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or the Judge President concerned, as the case may be. |
| (2) | The Deputy Chief Justice grants leave to the Chief Justice; |
| (3) | The Chief Justice may grant additional leave to the Deputy Chief Justice, a Constitutional Court judge, the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or a Judge President of a division of the High Court. |
| (a) | The President of the Supreme Court of Appeal may grant additional leave to the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. |
| (b) | The Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Appeal may grant additional leave to the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal or a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. |
| (c) | The President of the Supreme Court of Appeal must inform the Chief Justice of any additional leave granted in terms of paragraph (a). |
| (a) | A Judge President of a division of the High Court may grant additional leave to a Deputy Judge President of a division of the High Court or a judge in the division of the High Court under the control of such Judge President. |
| (b) | The Deputy Judge President of a division of the High Court may grant additional leave to the Judge President of the High Court or a judge in the division of the High Court under the control of such Judge President. |
| (c) | The Judge President must inform the Chief Justice of any additional leave granted in terms of paragraph (a). |
[Regulation 4 substituted by section 3 of Judges Remuneration and Conditions of Employment Act 2001: Amendment of Regulations, R.3690, GG49010, dated 21 July 2023]
