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Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No. 90 of 1993)

Regulations for Judicial Officers in Lower Courts, 1994

Chapter II : Regulations Regarding Magistrates

Part XVIII : Official Journeys

48. Transport

 

A magistrate who renders official service away from his station or service after hours at his station—

(a) shall if he is in possession of a subsidised vehicle referred to in Part XVI or a motor vehicle under the motor vehicle financing scheme, for purposes of an official journey as referred to in regulation 47, use such transport: Provided that the Director-General may authorise such magistrate to travel in any other manner referred to in this regulation in which instance paragraph (b) shall be applicable;
(b) may is he is not in possession of a vehicle or motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (a), for the purposes of the forward and return journey to and from the place where he so renders service, use any available public transport and may—
(i) make use of first-class railway transport;
(ii) with the consent of the Director-General use economy class air transport;
(iii) in the case of any other public transport, where applicable, travel in the class that his head of offices approve.
(c) may also, subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) and the provisions of Part XVI, for the purposes of the forward and return journey to and from the place where he so renders service, use State transport; or
(d) may, if he is not in possession of a vehicle or motor vehicle referred to in paragraph (a), for the purposes of a forward and return journey to and from the place where he so renders service with the approval of his head of office, use private motor vehicle transport, in which case he shall be entitled to a transport allowance as prescribed from time to time for the Public Service.