| (1) | Any person who in any manner (otherwise than at a public sale) acquires or receives into his possession or any auctioneer, agent or market master who receives into his possession for the purpose of sale, from any person who has no known place of residence, any stock or produce without obtaining at the time of delivery of such stock or produce to him a certificate, issued not more than thirty days before the delivery, from— |
| (a) | the employer, chief, headman or subheadman of the person concerned or a deputy of such chief or an 'official witness' as defined in Chapter I of the Code of Zulu Law, as referred to in section 24 of the Black Administration Act, 1927 (Act No. 38 of 1927); |
| (b) | a justice of the peace; |
| (c) | a policeman of or above the rank of serageant; |
| (f) | two residents of substantial means of the neighbourhood in which the transaction takes place; or |
| (g) | the person from whom such person purchased or acquired such stock or produce, |
giving a description of the stock or produce and certifying that to the best of his or their knowledge and belief such person is entitled to dispose of or deal with such stock or produce, shall be guilty of an offence.
[Section 7(1) substituted by Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1983 (Act No. 59 of 1983] by section 4 of Notice No. 1020, GG 8702, dated 11 May 1983]
| (2) | Any person who has obtained such a certificate shall retain it in his possession for a period of at least one year. |
[Section 6 (2) substituted by Stock Theft Amendment Act, 1990 (Act No. 28 of 1990) by section 2 of Notice No. 754, GG 12391, dated 4 April 1990]
| (3) | Any person may within the period referred to in subsection (2) demand an inspection of such certificate, and upon such demand the person having possession of such certificate shall produce it for inspection to the person making the demand. |
[Section 6 (3) substituted by Stock Theft Amendment Act, 1990 (Act No. 28 of 1990) by section 2 of Notice No. 754, GG 12391, dated 4 April 1990]
| (4) | Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of sub-section (2) or any demand made under sub-section (3) or who wilfully makes any false statement in a certificate referred to in sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence. |
