Protection from Harassment Act, 2011 (Act No. 17 of 2011)RegulationsProtection from Harassment Regulations, 201315. Application by station commander for extension of period within which information must be provided to court or cancellation of direction and form of affidavit (Section 5(3)(b)) |
| (1) | An application by a station commander for the extension of the period within which the information must be provided to the court or for the cancellation of the direction, in terms of section 5(3)(b) of the Act, must be made in the form of an affidavit which corresponds substantially with Form 13 of the Annexure. |
| (2) | The application must be filed with the clerk of the court— |
| (a) | by delivering the application to the clerk of the court personally; or |
| (b) | by filing the application in the manner prescribed by regulation 29 with the clerk of the court identified in the direction. |
| (3) | If the application is filed with the clerk of the court in terms of subregulation (2)(a), the clerk of the court must acknowledge receipt on the duplicate original of the affidavit and hand such duplicate original back to the person who filed the affidavit with the clerk of the court. |
| (4) | The clerk of the court must on receipt of the application submit it to the magistrate for consideration. |