``Tariff

Provided that-

1. whenever any document to be served with any such process is mentioned in the process or forms an annexure thereto, no additional fee shall be charged for the service of such document, but otherwise a fee of R 4,00 may be charged in respect of each separate document served;
2. no fee for the service of a separate document shall be charged in respect of the service of process In criminal cases.

Provided that an attempted service of more than one document on the same person shall be treated as an attempted service of one document only.

1. For the distance actually and necessarily travelled by the sheriff or his or her officer, reckoned from the office of the sheriff, both on the forward and the return journey, per kilometre or fraction of a kilometre 1,65

2. When two or more summonses or other process, whether at the instance of the same party or of different parties, are capable of being served on one and the same journey, the travelling allowance for performing the round of service shall be fairly and equitably apportioned among the several cases, regard being had to the distance at which the parties against whom such process is directed respectively reside from the office of the sheriff, but the fee for service shall be payable for each service made or attempted to be made.

3. This allowance shall be payable only in cases where the duty in question is to be performed beyond a radius of one kilometre from the office of the sheriff: Provided that if the office of the sheriff is situated more than three kilometres from the office of the magistrate of his or her district the allowance shall be payable only where such duty is to be performed beyond a distance of one kilometre from the magistrate's office.

4. The restriction imposed by the proviso in paragraph 3(c) above may be relaxed by the Minister [of] for Justice and  Constitutional Development, in his or her discretion, where circumstances warrant this.

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(b) Postage in criminal matters, free.

NOTE: The sheriff may take any postal matter to the registrar of the [Supreme] High Court, or if there is no registrar in his or her town or city, to the magistrate, who shall frank the envelope with his or her official franking stamp.

2. for conveying the person concerned to court from a place of custody on a day subsequent to the day of arrest and attending at court, per hour or part thereof

3. for attachment of property ad fundandam junsdictionem or ad confirmandam junsdictionem 

4. where an attachment in terms of item 5 (a)(iii) is withdrawn or suspended

which shall include the first hour(in addition to reasonable expenses necessarily incurred);

1. for execution, including service of notice of attachment upon the owner of the immovable properly and upon the registrar of deeds or other officer charged with the registration of such property, and if the property is in occupation of some person other than the owner, also upon such occupier

2. for notice of attachment to a single lessee or occupier
   identical notices where there are several lessees, occupiers or owners, for each after the first

1,90)

3. for  making valuation or report for purposes of sale per hour or part thereof

4. when a sheriff has been authorised to sell property and the property is not sold by reason of the fact that the attachment is withdrawn or stayed, irrespective of the amount of the writ, all the necessary notice for the withdrawal of the attachment

5. for ascertaining and recording what bonds or other encumbrances are registered against the property, together with the names and addresses of the persons in whose favour such bonds and encumbrances are so registered, including any correspondence in connection therewith (in addition to reasonable expenses necessarily incurred)

6. for notifying the execution creditor of such bonds or other encumbrances and of the names and addresses of the persons in whose favour such bonds or other encumbrances are registered

7. for consideration of proof that a preferent creditor has complied with the requirements of Rule 46(53(a)

8. for the notice referred to in rule 46(6)

9. for consideration of notice of sale prepared by the execution creditor in consultation with the sheriff; and

10. for verifying that notice of sale has been published in the newspapers indicated and in the Gazette; and

11. for forwarding a copy of the notice of sale to every judgement creditor who had caused the immovable property to be attached and to every mortgagee thereof whose address is known, for each copy, inclusive fee for (ix), (x) and (xi)

12. for affixing a copy of the notice of sale to the notice board of the magistrate's court referred to in rule 46(7)(e) and at or as near as may be to the place where the sale is actually to take place, an inclusive fee of

13. or considering the conditions of sale

14. on the sale of immovable property by the sheriff as auctioneer, 5 per cent on the first R 30 000,00 of the proceeds of the sale and 3 per cent on the balance thereof, subject to a maximum commission of R 7 000,00 in total and a minimum of [R 260,00] R300.00 (inclusive in all instances of the sheriff's bank charges and other expenses incurred in paying the proceeds into his or her trust account), which commission shall be paid by the purchaser;

15. for any report referred to in rule 46(11)

16. xvi for giving transfer to the purchaser

17. for preparing a plan of distribution of the proceeds (including the necessary copies) and for forwarding a copy to the registrar

18. for giving notice to all parties who have lodged writs and to the execution debtor that the plan of distribution will lie for inspection, for every notice

19. for request to magistrate to pay out in accordance with the plan of distribution

1. when a writ is paid on presentation, 7,5 per cent on the amount so paid, with a minimum fee of [R26,00] R30.00 and a maximum of

2. for any abortive attempt at attachment, including one hours search and enquiry

3. when a writ is withdrawn or stayed before any property is attached

4. for making an attachment, Including one hour's search and enquiry

5. notice of attachment, if necessary, to a single person
   (identical notices, when there is more than one person to be given notice, for each after the first)

6. when an attachment is withdrawn by a judgement creditor or stayed before sale, 2,5 per cent on the value of the property attached or the amount of the writ, whichever is the lesser, but subject to a maximum of ......................

7. when a writ is paid by the debtor to the sheriff after attachment but before sale, 7,5 per cent on the amount so paid, with a minimum fee of [R26,00] R30.00 and a maximum of ......................

8. when moneys are taken in execution, 7,5 per cent of the amount so taken, but subject to a maximum of  ......................

9. for drawing up advertisements of sale of goods attached ..................................

10. for selling in execution (whether auctioneer employed or not), including distribution of the proceeds, on the first R15 000 or part thereof, 7,5 per cent, and thereafter, 5 per cent, with a maximum of ..................................

11. the sheriff him- or herself shall sell movable property in execution, but he or she shall engage the services of an auctioneer if directed thereto in writing by the judgement creditor, provided the judgement creditor bears the additional commission, if any;

12. commission shall not be chargeable against a judgement debtor on the value of movable property attached and subsequently by a person other than the judgement debtor and released in consequence of such claim, unless such property has been attached at the express direction of the judgement creditor, in writing, in which event the judgement creditor shall be liable to the sheriff for the commission;

13. for insuring movable property attached when it is considered necessary and when the sheriff is directed thereto in writing by the judgement creditor, in addition to the amount of premium paid, an inclusive fee of

1. for each officer necessarily left in possession, a reasonable inclusive fee per officer per day not exceeding

NOTE: "Possession' means the continuous and necessary presence on the premises for the period in respect of which possession is reckoned, of a person employed and paid by the sheriff for the sole purpose of retaining possession.

2. for removal and storage, the reasonable and necessary expenses for such removal and storage, and if an animal is to be stabled or fed, the reasonable charges for such stabling and feeding;

3. for tending livestock, the necessary expenses for tending such stock;

4. when no officer is left in possession and no security bond is taken, but movable property at/ached remains under the supervision of the sheriff, per day