S.L. 291.1 Art. 13Certificate of service.

The officer charged with the notification of the summons shall, draw up a certificate of notification stating the name and surname of the person on whom service was effected and, if the summons was not served directly on the person on whom service was to be effected, the name and the surname of the person to whom the summons was delivered. The officer shall also note down the place where the summons was served, date and time when the summons was served:

Provided that if the person refuses to accept the summons in terms of regulation 4 the officer shall, also note down the fact together with the circumstances of such refusal, on the certificate of notification: Provided that, if notification is effected in terms of regulation 7(1)(b) it shall be sufficient if the officer, on the certificate of notification, states and confirms the place, day and time he attempted notification: Provided also that if the judicial act is delivered, in respect of a person at one of the places referred to in regulation 3(b) and, in respect of a body corporate or incorporate at one of the places referred to in regulation 4(a) or (b) above, the person to whom the summons was delivered refuses to identify himself, and the officer charged with the service is satisfied that the person who refuses to receive and, or identify himself is of age and of sound mind, it shall be sufficient if, on the certificate of notification, the officer notes down the facts of the case, the date and time when notification was effected and the place where notification was effected. Nevertheless, for the purpose of this regulation, delivery in terms of regulation 4(b) shall be limited to the procedure stipulated in regulation 3(b).

The officer charged with the notification of the summons may also, on the certificate of notification, note down any other relevant remarks.