Public Protector Act, 1994 (Act No. 23 of 1994)

Rules

Amendment Rules relating to Investigations by the Public Protector and Matters Incidental thereto, 2020

Annexures

Annexure D : Authorisation to serve subpoena
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Annexure D to the Public Protector Rules

 

Reference: 7/2 –...

 

[name of person authorised]

 

[address of person authorised]

 

AUTHORISATION TO SERVE A SUBPOENA IN TERMS OF SECTION 7(4) AND (5) OF THE PUBLIC PROTECTOR ACT, 1994

 

TO: [name of person authorised]

 

You are hereby authorised to serve a subpoena in terms of section 7(5) of the Public Protector Act, 1994, and commanded to serve the attached subpoena on:

 

NAME: [name]

 

[designation]

 

ADDRESS: [physical address]

 

and to direct him/her to appear before the Public Protector in terms of section 7(4)(a) of the Public Protector Act, 1994, on [date] at [time] at [room], Office of the Public Protector, Hillcrest Office Park, 175 Lunnon Street, Hillcrest, Pretoria to provide the Public Protector with the information set out in the attached subpoena,

 

and to provide the Public Protector with a return of service.

 

Please inform [name of person being subpoenaed] that section 11 of the Public Protector Act, 1994 provides that any person that, without just cause, refuses or fails to comply with this direction shall

 

be guilty of an offence and on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding R40 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or to both such a fine and such imprisonment.

 

 

 

PUBLIC PROTECTOR

 

OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

 

Date: ____________

 

Return of service

 

I, the undersigned, certify that I have served this subpoena on the person concerned by delivering the original thereof to her/him personally or .................................................

 

at:     [address of service]

 

TIME: .........................................             DATE: ...........................................

 

 

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SIGNATURE OF RECIPIENT                          SIGNATURE OF AUTHORISED PERSON

 

[name]                                        [name]

 

[designation/ capacity]