National Ports Act, 2005 (Act No. 12 of 2005)

Notices

Directives in terms of Section 30(3) of the Act

Directives

Chapter 2 : Appeals against Decisions of the Authority

10. Answering and Replying affidavits

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(1)The Authority may submit to the Regulator an answering affidavit within 30 days from the date the appeal affidavit was served on it and must serve a copy of its answering affidavit on the appellant at the same time as filing it with the Regulator.

 

(2)The Regulator may, on application by the Authority, condone the filing of an answering affidavit outside the time period contemplated in subdirective (1).

 

(3)If the Authority introduces any new information in its answering affidavit that is not dealt with in the appeal affidavit, the appellant may, within 15 days of receipt of the answering affidavit, serve on the Authority and file with the Regulator a replying affidavit in response to such new information.