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4 No. 41552 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29 MARCH 2018 GOVERNMENT NOTICES • GOEWERMENTSKENNISGEWINGS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT Justice and Constitutional Development, Department of/ Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling, Departement van No. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2018 NO. 406 29 MARCH 2018 406 Magistrates’ Courts Act (32/1944): Intention to create magisterial districts and establish district courts in the Eastern Cape Province as part of the rationalisation of magisterial districts 41552 MAGISTRATES' COURTS ACT, 1944 (ACT NO. 32 OF 1944): INTENTION TO CREATE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISH DISTRICT COURTS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE AS PART OF THE RATIONALISATION OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Adv. Tshililo Michael Masutha, (MP) intends, in terms of section 2(1)(a), (f), (h), (j), (k) and (1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944) read with section 6 of Schedule 6 to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 to: (a) create,inrespect of the areas mentioned in Column "A" of Schedule 1, magisterial districts as reflected under Column "B" of Schedule 1 and declare that those magisterial districts be known by the names referred to in the said Column (b) detach portions of the magisterial districts under column "B" of Schedule 1 to form areas of jurisdiction of detached courts for sub -districts as reflected under column "E" of Schedule 1 and declare that those sub -districts be known by the names referred to in the said Column "E "; (c) establish, for the districts mentioned under Column "B" of Schedule 1 and sub - districts under Column "E" of Schedule 1, courts as reflected under Columns "C" and "F" of Schedule 1 for the purpose of- (i) the trial of persons accused of committing any offences which shall have jurisdiction contemplated in section 89 and 92 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944; and (ii) adjudicationofcivildisputescontemplatedinsection29(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944; (d) specify, in respect of each district mentioned under Column "C" of Schedule 1, seats of the magistracy as reflected under Column "D" of Schedule 1; This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 29 MAART 2018 No. 41552 5 -2- (e) appoint, in respect of the sub -districts mentioned under Column "E" of Schedule 1, places forholding of the Detached Courts as reflected under Column "F" of Schedule 1; (f) define, in respect of each district mentioned under Column "B" of Schedule 1, local limits as reflected in the published maps ; (g) define,in respect of each detached court mentioned under Column "E" of Schedule 1, the area of jurisdiction of the sub -districts concerned as reflected under the published maps; (h) appoint, within the districts mentioned under Column "B" of Schedule 1 and sub - districts mentioned under Column "E" of Schedule 1, places for the holding of a court and periodical courts as reflected under Column "G" of Schedule 1; (i) declare that the periodical courts mentioned under Column "F" of Schedule 1, shall exercise jurisdiction over the same area of jurisdiction of the districts or sub - districts; and The maps which illustrate the magisterial districts and appointment of places for the holding of a court as reflected in the attached Schedules may be accessed on the website of the Department at the following address: Comments regarding the proposed districts, sub -districts and appointment of courts and places for the holding of a court may be submitted in writing on or before 15 May 2018 to the followingaddress: TheDirectorGeneral,Department ofJustice andConstitutional Development. Private Bag X81, Pretoria. 0001 for the attention of Mr. M Moagi; email. [email protected]. This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 SCHEDULE 1: (EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE) AREACOLUMNA PROPOSEDCOLUMN B PROPOSEDCOLUMN C PROPOSEDCOLUMN D PROPOSEDCOLUMN SUBE -COLUMNPROPOSED F PROPOSEDCOLUMN PLACES G FOR THE No. 41552 CREATEDDISTRICTSMAGISTERIALCOURTSESTABLISHED TO BEMAGISTRACYSEAT OF THECOURTSDETACHEDDISTRICTS! SUBHOLDINGPLACES -DISTRICTS/ FOR OF THEPERIODICALHOLDING OF COURTS A COURT AND Alfred Nzo Alfred Nzo (MountKwaBhaca Frere) Frere)KwaBhaca (Mount MbizanaMatatiele COURTSDETACHEDMbizanaMatatiele courtMaluti (Matatiele) (Place for the holding of a Ntabankulu Ntabankulu eMaXesibeni/ GAZETTE, GOVERNMENT CweralandperiodicalMzambaaMount court Ayliff(Place(Mbizana) (Place court (Place (Mbizana)for for the the holding holding of ofa Amathole Amathole Butterworth Butterworth Amahlathi Stutterheim courtCentanea periodical (Butterworth) (Place court for (Ntabankulu) the holding of a MbasheN ushwa PeddieDufwa courtKomga (Butterworth) (Place for the holding of a 29 MARCH2018 Raymond Mhlaba Alice aKeiNqamakwe(Place periodicalcourt Mouth (Butterworth) (Place court (Komga) forfor thethe holdingholding of WilowvaleholdingKeiskammahoekcourtCathcart (Amahlathi) of (Place a(Place court for (Amahlathi)for(Place the the holding holdingfor ofthe of a This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 2- AREACOLUMN A MAGISTERIALPROPOSEDCOLUMN B COURTSPROPOSEDCOLUMN TO C BE SEATPROPOSEDCOLUMNOF D THEDISTRICTS/PROPOSEDCOLUMN ESUB- PROPOSEDCOLUMN F PROPOSEDCOLUMN PLACES G FOR THE CREATEDDISTRICTS ESTABLISHED MAGISTRACY COURTSDETACHED COURTSSUBDETACHEDHOLDINGPLACES -DISTRICTS/ FOROF THE THE PERIODICAL HOLDING OFCOURTS A COURT AND AdelaidecourtElliotdalea court (Mbashe) ( Mbashe) (Place(Place for the holding of a FortcourtBedford Beaufort (Raymond (Place (Place for Mhlaba) the for holding the holding of a STAATSKOERANT, SeymouraMiddeldriftof court a court (Raymond (Place(Raymond (Place for forMhlaba) the Mhlaba) the holding holding of ofa court (Raymond Mhlaba) 2018 29 MAART Buffalo City Buffalo City East London East London Buffalo City WestEast KingMdantsane Williams TownZwelitshaDimbazaa court (Buffalo (Place (Place City for for theWest) the holding holding of of a court Buffalo Cit>4 West Chris Hani Chris Hani Komani Komani EngcoboEmalahleni NgcoboFrereCacadu (Lady MoltenocourtEzibeleni (Komani) (Place (Place for for thethe holdingholding of a lnxuba Yethemba Cradock ofSterkstroomcourtNtabethemba a court (Komani) (Komani) (Place (Place for for the the holdingholding aTarkastad court (Komani) (Place for the holding of No. 41552 ........ 2 Whittlesea Place for the holdin CO of 7 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 8 AREACOLUMN A MAGISTERIALPROPOSEDCOLUMN B COURTSPROPOSEDCOLUMN TO C BE SEATPROPOSEDCOLUMN OFD PROPOSEDCOLUMN ESUB- PROPOSEDCOLUMN F PROPOSEDCOLUMN PLACES G FOR THE No. 41552 CREATEDDISTRICTS ESTABLISHED MAGISTRACYTHE DISTRICTS/COURTSDETACHED DETACHEDSUBHOLDINGPLACES -DISTRICTS/ FOROF THE THE PERIODICAL HOLDING OFCOURTS A COURT AND COURTS aperiodicalBolotwa court (Komani) (Place court (Komani)for the holding of a acourtCalaElliotDordrecht court (Emalahleni) (Place(Place (Emalahleni) (Place forfor the thefor theholdingholding holding of ofa GAZETTE, GOVERNMENT courtTsomoIndwe (Engcobo)(Emalahleni) (Place(Place forfor thethe holdingholding of a aCofimvaba court (Engcobo) (Place for the holding of 29 MARCH2018 aDalasileHofmeyerMiddelburg court (Inxuba (Place (Place (Place Yethemba) for for for the thethe holding holdingholding of ofa ......... CL Joe Gqabi Joe Gqabi Barkley East Barkley East Elundini Maclear Mteriodical Fletcher court (Place Env) forcobo the holding CL Sterks ruit SterksCI ruit of a court (Elundini) Walter Sisulu Aliwal North JamestownperiodicalHerschelUgie (Place (Place court (Place for (Sterkspruit)(Elundini) for the thefor holding theholding holding ofof aa 3 of a CL eriodical court Sterks ruit This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4- AREACOLUMN A MAGISTERIALPROPOSEDCOLUMN B COURTSPROPOSEDCOLUMN TO C BE SEATPROPOSEDCOLUMN OFD THE DISTRICTS/PROPOSEDCOLUMN ESUB- PROPOSEDPLACESCOLUMN FFOR THE PROPOSEDHOLDINGCOLUMN OF PLACES A COURT G FOR ANDTHE CREATEDDISTRICTS ESTABLISHED MAGISTRACY COURTSDETACHED COURTSDETACHEDSUBHOLDING -DISTRICTS/ OF THE PERIODICAL COURTS SteynsburgofBurgersdorp a court (Walter (Place (Place Sisulu) for for thethe holdingholding MandelaNelson MandelaNelson Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth MotherwellUitenha e MotherwellUitenha e ofaVenterstadGelvandale courta Walter (Place (Place Sisulu for for the the holding holding of STAATSKOERANT, New Brighton New Brighton periodicalCentreNerinaElizabeth) (PlaceOne periodicalcourt: Stop for Port the Elizabeth)Child court:holdingJustice ofPort a KwallobuhleaSt periodical Albans (Place court: (Place forPort for the Elizabeth) the holding holding of 2018 29 MAART C. OR Tambo OR Tambo Mthatha Mthatha MhlontloInquza Hill TsoloLusikisiki courtofMqanduli a (Mthata)eriodical (Place court: for the Uitenha holdingrn e of a periodicalBityicourtNgqeleni (Mthata)(Place (Placecourt for (Mthata) for the the holding holding of of aa courtFlagstaffaKwaaiman periodical (Inquza (Place (Place court Hill) for (Mqanduli) for the the holding holding of ofa ofPort a courtSt Johns (Inquza (Place Hill) for the holding No. 41552 Mtonsasa Place for the holdin rn of 9 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 10 COLUMN A COLUMN B COLUMN C COLUMN D COLUMN E COLUMN F AREA MAGISTERIALPROPOSED COURTSPROPOSED TO BE SEATPROPOSEDOF THE DISTRICTS!PROPOSED SUB- PROPOSEDPLACES FOR THEPROPOSED HOLDINGCOLUMN OF PLACES A COURT G FOR ANDTHE No. 41552 CREATEDDISTRICTS ESTABLISHED MAGISTRACY COURTSDETACHED DETACHEDSUBHOLDING -DISTRICTS! OF THE