Provisional Sentence Summons – High Court – Form 3 of the First Schedule of the Uniform Rules of Court – Uniform Rule 8
When a person may be summoned to answer a claim made for provisional sentence, proceedings shall be instituted by way of a summons as near as may be in accordance with Form 3 of the First Schedule.
The summons should call upon such person to pay the amount claimed or, failing such payment, to appear personally or by counsel or by an attorney who, under section 4(2) of the Right of Appearance in Courts Act, 1995 (Act 62 of 1995), has the right of appearance in the High Court upon a day named in such summons, not being less than 10 days after the service upon him or her of such summons, to admit or deny his or her liability.
Such summons shall be issued by the registrar and the provisions of subrules (3) and (4) of Uniform Rule 17 shall mutatis mutandis apply.
Copies of all documents upon which the claim is founded shall be annexed to the summons and served with it.
To view the rule go to Department of Justice – Uniform Rules of Court
For more go to the South African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII)
