National Credit Act, 2005 (Act No. 34 of 2005)RulesRegulations for matters relating to the functions of the Tribunal and Rules for the conduct of matters before the National Consumer TribunalPart C : Applications14. Reply by Applicant |
| (1) | The Applicant may within 10 business days of being served with an answering affidavit, lodge a replying affidavit to any new issues raised in the answering affidavit, other than a point of law. |
| (2) | A replying affidavit must set out in numbered paragraphs— |
| (a) | an admission or denial of each new ground or material fact raised in the answering affidavit; and |
| (b) | the position of the Applicant on any point of law raised in the answering affidavit. |
| (3) | The Applicant must— |
| (a) | serve the replying affidavit on the Respondent and on every other person who had to be notified of the application; and |
| (b) | file the replying affidavit with the Registrar, together with - |
| (i) | a cover sheet describing the matter and stating its Tribunal Reference Number; and |
| (ii) | proof of service in accordance with rule 30(3) for the persons mentioned in rule 14(3)(a). |
| (4) | If the Applicant does not file a replying affidavit, the Applicant will be deemed to have denied each new issue raised in the answering affidavit and each allegation of fact relevant to each of those issues. |