The Rules Board for Courts of Law has, under section 6 of the Rules Board for Courts of Law Act, 1985 (Act No. 107 of 1985), with the approval of the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development made the rules in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE:  Expressions in bold type in square brackets indicate omissions from existing rules.
In this Schedule "the Rules" means the Rules Regulating the Conduct of the Proceedings of the Magistrates' Courts of South Africa published under Government Notice No. R. 740 of 23 August 2010.
"1. When the amount in dispute is less than or equal to the amount of [R7 000] R12 000, costs shall be taxed on Scale A; when the amount in dispute exceeds the amount of [R7 000] R12 000, but is less than or equal to R50 000, costs shall be taxed on Scale B; when the amount in dispute exceeds R50 000 or when the matter is in respect of a divorce or matrimonial dispute, costs shall be taxed on Scale C.".
Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 -Item 5 -Item 6 -Item 7 -Item 8 -Item 9 -Item 10 - Registered letter of demand in terms of section 56 of the Act - Summons, inclusive of a letter of demand other than the letter of demand referred to in item 1: (a) Claim or claims where the aggregate amount of the claim or claims does not exceed [R7 000] R12 000 (b) Claim or claims where the aggregate amount of the claim or claims exceeds [R7 000] R12 000 but does not exceed R50 000 (c) Claim or claims where the aggregate of the claim or claims exceeds R50 000, and in respect of divorces or matrimonial matters - Judgment: (a) Claim or claims where the aggregate of the claim or claims does not exceed the amount in 2(a) (b) Claim or claims where the aggregate of the claim or claims exceeds the amount in 2(b) but is not more than R50 000 (c) Claim or claims where the aggregate of the claim or claims exceeds R50 000, and in respect of divorces or matrimonial matters Notice in terms of rule 12 (2) Notice in terms of rule 54 (1) Affidavit or certificate Attending court at the request of the magistrate when claim is referred to court for judgment or to obtain provisional sentence when claim is undefended For each registered letter forwarded to the debtor in terms of section 57(1) or (3) or section 58(2), of the Act by the creditor or his attorney, including copies Admission of liability and undertaking to pay debt in instalments or otherwise (section 57 of the Act) - Consent to judgment or to judgment and an order for the payment of judgment debt in instalments (section 58 of the Act) R29,00 R98,00 R327,00 R485,00 R98,00 R250,00 R408,00 R47,00 R47,00 as allowed under item 15 on the scale for defended actions.
These rules shall come into operation on 28 January 2011.