Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Part I : Courts

Chapter III : Officers of the Court

13. Clerk of the court
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(1)There shall be appointed for every court by the magistrate of the district in which such court is situated so many clerks of the court and assistant clerks of the court as may be necessary.

[Section 13(1) substituted by section 3 of Act No. 91 of 1977]

 

(2)A refusal by the clerk of the court to do any act which he is by any law empowered to do shall be subject to review by the court on application either ex parte or on notice as the circumstances may require.