Section 197H: Practice and procedure before any Court during
This section is inserted by Act No 1 of 2020, section 9.
consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
197H. Practice and procedure before any Court during
COVID-19 period
(1) Notwithstanding this Act and any other
enactment, but without prejudice to section 201, the
Chief Justice may make such rules to regulate the practice
and procedure before any Court as he considers appropriate
during the COVID-19 period and such further period referred
to in section 197G.
(2) The Court may, in addition to the rules made by
the Chief Justice under subsection (1) –
(a) limit the number of persons who may be
present in chambers or in a courtroom; or
(b) call or hear a matter remotely by means
of a telephonic, an electronic or such
other communication facility as the
Chief Justice may approve in writing.
(b) in section 201, by deleting the words “the Supreme Court”
and replacing them by the words “any Court”.
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Questions this section answers
- Can my court hearing be held remotely by phone or electronic means during the COVID-19 period?
- Can the court limit the number of people allowed in the courtroom during the COVID-19 period?