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

A candidate attorney as defined in section 1 of the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979), may, subject to section 8 of that Act, appear instead and on behalf of the attorney to whom he has been articled, or under whom he serves community service in terms of a contract of service, in any proceedings in any court.