Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B 8B - 2016]

The Select Committee on Security and Justice invites you to submit written submissions on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B 8B - 2016] (National Assembly – sec 75).

The Bill seeks to amend the Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1944, so as to:
▪ insert definitions;
▪ regulate the rescission of judgments where the judgment debt has been paid;
▪ further regulate jurisdiction by consent of parties;
▪ regulate the factors a court must take into consideration to make a just and equitable order;
▪ further regulate the payment of debts in instalments or otherwise;
▪ further regulate consent to judgments and orders for the payment of judgment debts in instalments;
▪ further regulate offers by judgment debtors after judgment;
▪ further regulate the issuing of emoluments attachment orders;
▪ further regulate debt collection proceedings pursuant to judgments granted by a court for a regional division;
▪ further regulate the suspension of execution of a debt;
▪ further regulate the abandonment of judgments; and to provide for certain offences and penalties relating to judgments, emoluments attachment orders and instalment orders;
▪ amend the Superior Courts Act, 2013, so as to provide for the rescission of judgments by consent and the rescission of judgments where the judgment debt has been paid; and to provide for matters connected with it.

Comments can be emailed to Mr G Dixon at [email protected] by no later than Tuesday, 20 June 2017.

Enquiries can be directed to Mr G Dixon on tel (021) 403 3771

Issued by Hon. DL Ximbi, MP, Chairperson: Select Committee on Security and Justice.