Provisional Sentence Summons – Magistrates’ Court – Form 2A of Annexure 1 of the Magistrates’ Court Rules – Magistrates’ Court Rule 14A
When a person may be summoned to answer a claim made for provisional sentence, proceedings shall be instituted by way of a summons in accordance with Form 2A of Annexure 1.
Such summons should call upon such person to pay the amount claimed or failing such payment to appear personally or by practitioner 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 or clerk of the court and the provisions of Magistrates’ Court Rule 5 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 – Magistrates’ Court Rules
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