| (i) |
Legal practitioners who are engaged in litigation processes during the lockdown must seek a certificate authorising them to do so from the Provincial Director of the relevant Provincial Legal Council. |
| (ii) |
The certificate so issued constitutes a permit to perform an essential service under Regulation 11A(B)16 and can be issued only to practicing legal practitioners as defined in sections 24 and 30 of the Legal Practice Act. |
| (iii) |
The legal practitioner may only be issued with the abovementioned certificate if he or she is appearing in a matter enrolled for hearing and is classified as urgent in terms of these directions. |
| (iv) |
A practitioner can only utilise a permit in conjunction with a form of identification. Such identification includes confirmation by the relevant Provincial Director signing the certificate that the practitioner is on the Council's list of practicing legal practitioners. |
| (v) |
The abovementioned identification must be presented when the permit is used, failing which the practitioner seeking to rely on the permit shall return to her or his residence in accordance with Regulation 11 B(1)(a)(i) for the duration of the lockdown. |
| (b) |
All other persons required to perform essential services |
All other persons required to perform essential services must at all times have in their possession a certificate to perform an essential service, as issued by an authorised.
National Small Business Act, 1996 (Act 102 of 1996)
