Sheriffs Act, 1986 (Act No. 90 of 1986)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Sheriffs, 1990

2G. Designation of official and manner in which fees are payable in terms of section 6A

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(1)The Minister may designate any official in the employ of the Department contemplated in section 6A(1) of the Act in writing on a form which corresponds substantially with Form 9 of the Annexure.

 

(2)The official designated in terms of subregulation (1) shall, when serving any process of court or other document, identify himself or herself and show his or her official designation to the person on whom the process of court or other document is served.

 

(3)The fees payable to a sheriff or acting sheriff when serving any process of court or other document, shall be payable to the Department in the case of a designation contemplated in subregulation (1) and shall be payable by the person requiring the services of a sheriff or acting sheriff, within thirty days of the date of an invoice having been submitted to him or her.

 

(4)The invoice contemplated in subregulation (3) shall correspond substantially with Form 10 of the Annexure and shall be completed and signed by the official designated in terms of subregulation (1).

 

(5)The official designated in terms of subregulation (1) shall submit the original invoice to the person requiring the services of a sheriff or acting sheriff and a copy of the invoice to the magistrate's court in whose area of jurisdiction the service was rendered.

 

(6)The fees payable for the service of any process of court or other document contemplated in this regulation are set out in Form 11 of the Annexure and are payable—
(a)at a magistrate's court; or
(b)directly into the following bank account of the Department:
(i)Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Vote Account Deposits;
(ii)ABSA Corporate;
(iii)Account number 4053764491; and
(iv)Branch code 632005.

 

(7)The reference to be used regarding the payment of the fees contemplated in subregulation (6)(a) and (b) shall be—
(a)"sheriff's fees"; and
(b)the case number.

 

[Regulation 2G inserted by regulation 7 of Notice No. R. 568 dated 18 July 2008]