National Credit Act, 2005 (Act No. 34 of 2005)Chapter 7 : Dispute Settlement other than debt enforcementPart D : Tribunal consideration of complaints, applications and referrals147. Costs |
| (1) | Subject to subsection (2), each party participating in a hearing must bear its own costs. |
| (2) | If the Tribunal— |
| (a) | has not made a finding against a respondent, the member of the Tribunal presiding at a hearing may award costs to the respondent and against a complainant who referred the complaint in terms of section 141(1) or section 75(1)(b) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008, as the case may be; |
[Subsection (2)(a) substituted by item A7(a) of Schedule 1 of Act No. 68 of 2008]
| (b) | has made a finding against a respondent, the member of the Tribunal presiding at a hearing may award costs against the respondent and to a complainant who referred the complaint in terms of section 141(1) or section 69(2)(B) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2008, as the case may be. |
[Subsection (2)(b) substituted by item A7(b) of Schedule 1 of Act No. 68 of 2008]