The applicant seeks direct access to challenge the constitutionality of the whole of the Pound Ordinance 32 of 1947 (KwaZulu-Natal), alternatively sections 23, 27, 28, 32(1)(c), 32(3). It includes Affidavits and Notices.

The applicant seeks relief against the respondent on the basis that section 71 of the Act conflicts with schedule 6 of the Republic of Ciskei Constitution Decree 45 of 1990 which states that all persons shall be equal before the law.

The applicant seeks an order reviewing and setting aside the Special Order, the National Instruction and the decision insofar as they do not permit Rastafarians in general and the applicant to wear their hair and beards according to the prescription of the Rastafarian religion.