Rules > Land Claims Court Rules > Part D : Documents > 17. Process by which cases are initiated

(1)	Upon receipt of the process by which a case is initiated, the Registrar must allocate a consecutive number for the year concerned.

(2)	The original process by which the case is initiated must, when filed—

(a)	bear the revenue stamps prescribed in rule 5(1); and

(b)	be signed by the party issuing the process or his or her legal representative.

(3)	Every copy of that process must, when served on a party—

(a)	bear the number allocated to the case;

(b)	be signed by the party issuing the process or his or her legal representative; and

(c)	have attached thereto notices based on forms 9 and 10 of Schedule 1, except in the case of service on—

(i)	a legal representative (in his or her capacity as such);

(ii)	the President of the Republic;

(iii)

the government of the Republic;

(iv)	a Minister of the government of the Republic;

(v)	the legislature of any province;

(vi)	the Premier of any province;

(vii)

a member of the Executive Council of any province;

(viii)

a transitional metropolitan council, a transitional metropolitan substructure, a transitional local council or a successor body to any of them;

(ix)	an officer of the government of the Republic or of the government of any province, in his or her capacity as such;

(x)	an organ of state;

(xi)	an officer of an organ of state, in his or her capacity as such; or

(xii)

the Commission.

(4)	Every copy of process served on a Registrar of deeds pursuant to section 97(1) of the Deeds Registries Act must be accompanied by a notice to the Registrar of deeds—

(a)	informing him or her what act in a deeds registry is involved; and

(b)	inviting him or her to report to the Court thereon.

Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994)