(1) An authority which or resident who wishes to apply for a control order shall lodge with the clerk of court three copies of an application in writing therefor setting out— (a) a full description of the premises concerned; and
(b) the grounds upon which the application is based.
(2) The clerk of court shall upon an application being lodged with him in terms of subsection (1) by—
(a) an authority—
(i) issue a control summons to the owner or occupier of the premises concerned calling upon him to show cause before the housing court on a date to be specified therein why a control order should not be made and shall attach to such control summons a copy of the relevant application lodged in terms of subsection (1);
(ii) submit a copy of the control summons to the authority;
(b) a resident—
(i) submit a copy of the application lodged in terms of subsection (1) to the authority concerned requesting it to lodge with him three copies of a report upon the application;
(ii) on receipt of a report in terms of subparagraph (i) from the authority concerned, issue a control summons to the owner or occupier of the premises concerned calling upon him to show cause before the housing court on a date to be specified in the summons why a control order should not be made and shall attach to such control summons a copy of the application lodged in terms of subsection (1) and a copy of the report lodged in terms of subparagraph (i);
(iii) submit a copy of the control summons to the applicant with a copy of the report lodged in terms of subparagraph (i);
(iv) submit a copy of the control summons to the authority concerned.
(3) A control summons shall be served in the same manner as a subpoena for the attendance of a witness in a civil trial in the magistrates court is served.