Sheriffs in South Africa - Wikipedia Sheriffs in South Africa The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia 's general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention. If notability can not be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted. Find sources : `` Sheriffs in South Africa '' -- news newspapers books scholar JSTOR ( February 2017 ) This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. ( January 2017 ) Sheriffs in South Africa are officers of the court and function as the executive arm of the court. They are responsible for serving court processes like summonses and subpoenas. They play an important role in the execution of court orders like the attachments of immovable and movable property ; evictions, demolitions etc. The Sheriffs Act 90 of 1986, which came into operation on 1 March 1990, governs the sheriffs ' profession. A sheriff is appointed by the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development in terms of Section 2 of the Act. Contents 1 South African Board for Sheriffs 2 Fiduciary duty 3 Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs 4 References South African Board for sheriffs The South African Board for Sheriffs is a statutory body established under section 7 of the Sheriffs Act and consists of 11 members appointed by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development. The Executive Manager of the Board, Sharon Snell is responsible for the day to day operations. The Board has as its main responsibility to safeguard the interests of the general public against abuse by the sheriffs. The Board has disciplinary authority over sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. Fiduciary duty Sheriffs are in a position of trust and collect and receive trust moneys belonging to third parties. Sheriffs have to open and maintain a separate trust account wherein all trust moneys are deposited which they hold or receive on behalf of third parties. Trust moneys do not form part of the assets of the sheriffs estate in the event of insolvency or death. Fidelity Fund for sheriffs Section 26 of the Act created the Fidelity Fund for Sheriffs. The Fidelity Fund is controlled and managed by the Board. Its purpose is to compensate persons who suffer a loss due to the inappropriate actions of a sheriff. References ^ Jump up to : http://www.sheriffs.org.za Jump up ^ `` Sheriffs Act 90 of 1986 '' ( PDF ). Government of South Africa. Retrieved 8 January 2017. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sheriffs_in_South_Africa&oldid=790948138 '' Categories : South African law Hidden categories : Articles with topics of unclear notability from February 2017 All articles with topics of unclear notability Articles lacking reliable references from January 2017 All articles lacking reliable references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 July 2017, at 03 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: what does a sheriff do in south africa
Answer: function as the executive arm of the court