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Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Part I : Courts

Chapter I : Establishment and Nature of Courts

4. Nature of the courts and force of process

 

(1)        Every court shall be a court of record.

 

(2) [Section 4(2) deleted by Magistrates’ Courts Amendment Act, 1952 (Act No. 40 of 1952)]

 

(3) Every process issued out of any court shall be of force throughout the Republic.

 

(4) Any process issued out of any court may be served or executed by the messenger of the court appointed for the area within which such process is to be served or executed.