Electricity Regulation Act, 2006 (Act No. 4 of 2006)

Rules

Rules for Conducting Tribunal Proceedings

21. Interpreters and Translators
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1. A party requiring the services of an interpreter must notify a Tribunal, through the Regulator Support Unit, at least ten (10) working days before the hearing date.

 

2. Before any person may interpret from the language used by any Party to the language determined as the official language of a Tribunal, such a person must take an oath or make an affirmation in the following form before the Tribunal:

I... (full name) swear/ affirm that when called to interpret in proceedings before a Tribunal, I will correctly interpret to the best of my ability from the language of a witness/Respondent into the language of a Tribunal, and vice versa.

 

3. To the extent that is practically possible, the services of a sworn interpreter shall be enlisted.

 

4. Interpretation will be confined to sign language and one of the 11 official languages of South Africa.