Protection from Harassment Act, 2011 (Act No. 17 of 2011)NoticesNational Instruction 1/2013 : Protection from Harassment12. Serving of a protection order issued by the court |
| (1) | A member may be ordered by the court to serve an interim or final protection order. If a member is ordered to serve an interim protection order, the member must serve the order without delay as the order only becomes binding on the respondent once the order has been served on him or her. As long as an interim protection order remains unserved, the complainant may be in danger. A final protection order becomes binding immediately upon it being issued even though it may not have been served. |
| (2) | A copy of the application for the protection order and the record of any evidence presented to court, together with the interim protection order must be served on the respondent. |
| (3) | In terms of the Act, a court may direct the clerk of the court or a sheriff to serve a protection order. |
| (4) | A sheriff who is authorised to effect the service of a protection order, may, where resistance to the service of a document is encountered or reasonably anticipated, request a member to assist him or her with such service . |