Issued by: Select Committee on Justice (Senate)
(Issued by Senator M W Moosa, MP, Chairperson of the Select Committee on Justice (Senate)
SELECT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE (SENATE) MAGISTRATES COURTS AMENDMENT BILL (B 27 - 96)
It is hereby notified for general information that the Magistrates Courts Amendment Bill (B 27 - 96) has been tabled in Parliament and referred to the Select Committee on Justice for inquiry and report.
The Select Committee requests all persons and institutions who wish to submit representations on the subject-matter of the Bill to submit representations on the subject-matter of the Bill to submit such representations in writing to the Committee urgently. Please note that although it is permissible to make general comments in representations in respect of the Bill, it will be preferable and advisable for representations to be made in the form of specific proposed amendments to the Bill.
If any person or institution wishes to address the Committee in respect of such written representations, such a request must be directed to the Committee urgently. It must be borne in mind that the Committee reserves the right of affording persons and institutions the opportunity of appearing before it, if it decides to hold public hearings in respect of such written representations, such a request must be directed to the Committee urgently. It must be borne in mind that the Committee reserves the right of affording persons and institutions the opportunity of appearing before it, if it decides to hold public hearings in respect of the Bill.
All correspondence in this regard should be addressed to the Secretary to Parliament, P O Box 15, Cape Town, 8000 - for the attention of Mr M Xaso (fax: (021) 461-7969).
Issued by: Senator M W Moosa, MP (tel: (021) 403-2432) Mr M Xaso of the Committee Section (tel: (021) 403-3748) 25 March 1996