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Section 403 — Permission for parties to appear

As in force on 31 December 2021.

Timeline 4 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
  3. 31 December 2021 Revised edition
  4. 17 August 2026 Latest
Revised edition in force 31 December 2021

The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.

403.Permission for parties to appear

(1)No party has any right to be heard either personally or by advocate before the General Division of the High Court when the General Division of the High Court is exercising its powers of revision under this Division or Division 4.

(2)The General Division of the High Court may, if it thinks fit, when exercising its powers of revision under this Division, hear any party either personally or by advocate, and nothing in this section is deemed to affect sections 401(3) and 404(4).