Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994)RulesLand Claims Court RulesPart B : Organisation5. Court Fees |
| (1) | The initiation of a case in the Court is subject to the payment of Court fees in the form of revenue stamps in accordance with the tariff contained in Schedule 2 to these rules. The revenue stamps must be affixed to the process by which the case is initiated before the process is filed. |
| (2) | The Registrar must, at the request of any person, provide a copy of a recorded order, direction, settlement or other document forming part of the records of the Court on payment of the fee prescribed in Schedule 2 to these rules. |
| (3) | Notwithstanding subrule (1) and subrule (2)— |
| (a) | no Court fees are payable in respect of proceedings initiated by the Commission or by the Director-General; and |
| (b) | if a party is assisted or represented by a statutorily established legal aid board, or satisfies the Registrar in terms of subrule (4) that he or she is indigent, Court fees are not payable. |
| (4) | A party is indigent, for purposes of this rule, if he or she satisfies the Registrar that— |
| (a) | except for household goods, wearing apparel and tools of trade, he or she does not own property to the value of R30 000,00 or more; and |
| (b) | he or she will not be able to provide that amount from his or her income within a reasonable time. |