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Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985)
Notice No. 1634 of 1985
Act
1. Definitions
2. Establishment of Rules Board for Courts of Law
3. Constitution of board and period of office of members
4. Meetings of Board
5. Committees of Board
5A. Executive committee
6. Powers of Board
7. Reports of Board
8. Remuneration and expenses of members
9. Secretary and staff
10. Repeals section 25 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 32 of 1944
11. Amends section 43 of the Supreme Court Act 59 of 1959
12. Short title and commencement
Rules
The Children's Courts Rules of South Africa - effective 20 March 2026
Notice No. R. 7142 of 2026
Chapter 1 : Definitions, Purpose, Application and Interpretation of Rules
1. Definitions
2. Application, purpose and interpretation of rules
Chapter 2 : General
3. Participation of child
4. Reasonable accommodation
5. Questioning techniques for children
6. Additional questioning techniques for very young children in terms of section 52(2)(a)(iv) of the Act
Chapter 3 : Clerk
7. Additional functions, powers and duties of clerk
Chapter 4 : Court Proceedings
8. Forms of proceedings
9. Applicants to enforce rights
10. Ex parte and urgent applications
11. Service of applications, affidavits, notices, documents and orders of court
12. Substituted service
13. Audio-visual evidence
14. Judicial case management
15. Hearing
Chapter 5 : Child in need of Care and Protection
16. Review of removal of child to temporary safe care
17. Extension of alternative care order
Chapter 6 : Application for Adoption
18. Freeing order
19. Notice of proposed adoption
20. Consent to adoption
21. Consideration of adoption application
Chapter 7 : General Matters
22. Appointment of intermediary
23. Costs of proceedings
24. Appeals
25. Short title and commencement
Annexure - Forms
Forms A - H
"Minister"
means the Minister of Justice;
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