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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Sheriffs Act, No. 90 of 1986
Long title
To provide for the appointment of sheriffs, the establishment of a South African Board for Sheriffs and a Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs, the regulation of the conduct of sheriffs, and matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To provide for the appointment of sheriffs, the establishment of a South African Board for Sheriffs and a Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs, the regulation of the conduct of sheriffs, and matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| 1. |
Definitions |
| CHAPTER I. APPOINTMENT OF SHERIFFS AND OTHER PERSONS | |
| 2. | Appointment
of sheriffs |
| 2A. | Allowances
payable to members of Advisory Committees [...inserted by Act
2012_014_003] |
| 3. | Performance
of functions by sheriff |
| 4. | Term
of office of sheriffs |
| 5. | Appointment
of acting sheriffs |
| 6. | Appointment
of deputy sheriffs and employees |
| 6A. | Minister may designate person to serve process [...inserted by Act 2012_014_005] |
| 6B. | Minister may appoint staff or acting sheriff to perform functions in another area [...inserted by Act 2012_014_005] |
| CHAPTER II. BOARD FOR SHERIFFS | |
| 7. | Establishment of South African Board for Sheriffs [...was entitled "Establishment of Board for Sheriffs"] |
| 8. | Objects
of Board |
| 9. | Constitution of Board |
| 10. | Persons
not qualified to be members of Board |
| 11. | Term
of office of members of Board and filling of vacancies |
| 12. | Vacating
of office by member of Board |
| 13. | Allowances
to members of Board and committees of Board [...amended by Act
2012_014_010 -
was entitled "Allowances to members of Board"] |
| 14. | Meetings of Board |
| 14A. | Dissolution of Board, appointment and meetings of interim Board [...inserted by Act 2012_014_011] |
| 15. | Appointment
of staff |
| 16. | General
functions of Board |
| 17. | Executive
committee |
| 18. | Disciplinary
authority |
| 19. | Annual levies payable to Board |
| 20. | Funds
of Board |
| 21. | Financial
year, records and annual financial statements of Board |
| CHAPTER III. POSITION OF TRUST OF SHERIFFS | |
| Accounts for trust moneys | |
| 22. | Accounts for trust moneys |
| 23. | Book-keeping
and auditing of accounts |
| 24. | Power of court in respect of accounts |
| 25. | Winding-up
of accounts |
| Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs | |
| 26. | Establishment
and control of Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs |
| 27. | Utilization of Fund |
| 28. | Auditing
of records and statements of Fund |
| 29. | Insurance
agreements in order to indemnify Fund |
| Fidelity fund certificates | |
| 30. | Prohibition
of performance of functions of sheriff in certain circumstances |
| 31. | Applications
for fidelity fund certificates |
| 32. | Issue
of fidelity fund certificates |
| 33. | Disqualifications
relating to fidelity fund certificates |
| 34. | Cancellation
of fidelity fund certificates |
| Liability of Fund | |
| 35. | Liability
of Fund |
| 36. | Claims
against Fund |
| 37. | Actions
against Board in respect of Fund |
| 38. | Limitation
of liability of Fund |
| 39. | Transition of rights and remedies to Board |
| 40. | Computation
of claims against future accumulations of Fund |
| 41. | Utilization
of insurance moneys |
| 42. | Fund
exempt from insurance laws |
| CHAPTER IV. IMPROPER CONDUCT | |
| 43. | Improper
conduct |
| 44. | Lodging of complaint against sheriff |
| 45. | harge of
improper conduct |
| 46. | Inquiry into
improper conduct |
| 47. | Procedure at
inquiry |
| 48. | Powers of
Board in respect of inquiry |
| 49. | Action against sheriff who is found guilty of improper conduct |
| 50. | Suspension of
sheriff |
| 51. | Certain
sheriffs deemed to be removed from their office by reason of improper
conduct |
| 52. | Powers of
Minister relating to improper conduct |
| CHAPTER V. GENERAL | |
| 53. | Performance of
remunerative work outside office of sheriff |
| 54. | Indemnification of State |
| 55. | Liability of
sheriffs |
| 56. | Appointment of
inspectors |
| 57. | Powers of
inspectors |
| 58. | Minister may
direct Board to furnish information |
| 59. | Annual reports |
| 60. | Offences and
penalties |
| 61. | Appeal to
court against decisions of disciplinary committee or Board |
| 62. | Regulations |
| 63. | Minister may
assign functions to officers |
| 64. | Amendment or
repeal of provisions of laws, and savings |
| 65. | Construction
of references to messenger in existing laws and process of court |
| 66. | Short title
and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. PROVISIONS OF LAWS AMENDED OR REPEALED (SECTION 64(1)) |
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| As unamended Act 1986_090_000_19860910 | EXT.LINK | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1991_003_000_19910328 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1992_139_000_19920715 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 1998_074_000_19981007 and extended to whole of national territory . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2001_042_000_20011207 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2003_055_000_20040331 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2008_031_000_20081105 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2012_014_000_20121211 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
| As amended by Act 2017_008_000_20170802 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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| As amended by Act 2023_015_000_20240403 . | N/A | REQ.INFO | LINK |
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