MT
Regulations, 2020
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
L.N. 138 of 2020
COMMISSIONERS FOR JUSTICE ACT
(CAP. 291)
Local Tribunals (Suspension of Delivery of Summons)
Regulations, 2020
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by articles 6(1) and 13(i)
of the Commissioners for Justice Act, the Minister responsible for
Justice has made the following regulations:-
The title of these regulations is the Local Tribunals Citation.
(Suspension of Delivery of Summons) Regulations, 2020.
The applicability of articles 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15 and Suspension.
the Schedule to the Local Tribunals (Delivery of Summons) S.L. 291. 01.
Regulations is being suspended, which suspension is being taken as a
precautionary measure for the purpose of guarding against and, or
controlling dangerous epidemics or infectious disease as announced by
the Superintendent of Public Health, and shall remain so suspended for
an indefinite period until so required by the Superintendent of Public
Date and until the Minister lifts such suspension.
The officer charged with the notification of the summons Notification.
shall
(a) deliver and leave the summons at the last registered
address of the person indicated on the summons, and this without
the need to knock at the last registered address or to hand it over
to the person summoned or to any other person;
(b) abstracts of the summons shall be published once in
one daily newspaper, which abstracts shall contain the name and
surname of the offender, a legally valid identification document
number of the offender, the respective Local Tribunal where the
sitting is going to be held, sitting date and time, and the
regulation breached;
(c) if the last registered address is not known, it shall
suffice and a person shall be deemed to be notified, if abstracts
of the summons are published in terms of paragraph (b).
(d) copies of the abstracts published as required in terms
of paragraph (b) shall be exhibited to the Local Tribunal by the
Prosecuting Officer and such fact shall be noted down in the
Local Tribunal proceedings;
(e) notification effected in terms of this regulation, shall,
in all cases be deemed to have been made three (3) days
following the publication.
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