| (1) | The Minister may by notice in the Gazette— |
| (a) | establish for any area consisting of one or more districts or a part of a district a court for the adjudication of claims in terms of this Act, called a small claims court; |
| (aA ) | determine the seat of such a court; |
[Subsection (1)(aA) substituted by section 1 of Act No. 14 of 1990]
| (b) | determine one or more places in the area concerned for the holding of sessions of such a court. |
| (c) | alter the area for which such a court has been established by including therein or excising therefrom any district or districts or part thereof; |
[Subsection (1)(c) inserted by section 1 of Act No. 14 of 1990]
| (d) | abolish a court established in terms of this section; and |
[Subsection (1)(d) inserted by section 1 of Act No. 14 of 1990]
| (e) | amend or withdraw any notice issued in terms of this section. |
[Subsection (1)(e) inserted by section 1 of Act No. 14 of 1990]
| (2) | If it is in the opinion of the Minister or a magistrate of a district authorized thereto by him expedient, the Minister or such magistrate may, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)— |
| (a) | establish for that district a court for the adjudication of any particular claim or claims in terms of this Act; and |
| (b) | determine the place in that district for the holding of sessions of such a court. |
[Subsection 2 substituted by section 1 of Act No. 92 of 1986]
