Contingency Fees Act, 1997
R 385.00
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsCourts of Marine Enquiry Regulations, 19619. Parties to the proceedings |
| (1) | The following persons shall be parties to the proceeding: |
| (a) | The Director-General; and |
[Regulation 9(1)(a) substituted by regulation 8 of Notice No. R. 777 dated 5 August 2005, as corrected by Notice No. R. 826 dated 19 August 2005]
| (b) | any person who the presiding officer is satisfied has a direct interest in the subject of the investigation and who has been declared by the presiding officer to be a party. |
| (2) | The presiding officer may make a declaration that any person is a party on the application of the person concerned or of any other party or of his own motion, and any such declaration may be made at any time after the presiding officer has been appointed and before or after the commencement of the investigation. |
| (3) | A declaration by the presiding officer that any person is a party may be made during a sitting of the Court or otherwise, and if such a declaration is made otherwise than during a sitting of the Court at which the person concerned is present, the clerk shall notify him in writing that he has been declared to be a party and when and where the next meeting of the Court will be held. |
