District Courts (Procedure)

Cap. 97 · Revised Edition 2020 · 61 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Jurisdiction of district court
s. 4Jurisdiction as to penalties imposed by corporate and other bodies
s. 5Cause of action not to be divided
s. 6Jurisdiction when action is for balance of account not exceeding $15,000
s. 7Action by or against an executor
s. 8Action by infant for wages
s. 9Action by or against a married woman
s. 10Procedure where several persons jointly liable
s. 11Commencement of action
s. 12Issue of summons to defendant
s. 13Misnomer not to vitiate summons
s. 14Service of summons
s. 15Summons may be served within one year from date of issue
s. 16Mode of procedure
s. 17Payment into court by defendant
s. 18Summonses for witnesses
s. 19Witnesses not appearing or refusing to testify
s. 20Mode of appearance
s. 21Procedure when plaintiff fails to appear or to prove his case
s. 22Procedure when defendant fails to appear
s. 23Procedure when both parties appear
s. 24Addresses
s. 25Judgment on conclusion of hearing
s. 26Judgment in action for recovery of chattel
s. 27Reference of matter of account to the clerk
s. 28Reference to arbitration in certain cases
s. 29Transfer of action
s. 30Transfer of actions of contract or tort from district court to the Supreme Court
s. 31Action brought without jurisdiction
s. 32Second action for same cause
s. 33Adjournment
s. 34Failure of magistrate to attend on day of hearing
s. 35Order for new hearing
s. 36Costs in courts
s. 37Enforcement of judgment by execution
s. 38Execution in case of judgment for payment by instalments
s. 39Execution in case of cross-judgments
s. 40Issue of writ of execution
s. 41Entry of time of application for writ
s. 42Endorsement on writ
s. 43Power to stay execution
s. 44Terms of writ, etc
s. 45Mode of procedure
s. 46Mode of dealing with cheques, etc., levied on
s. 47Execution sale of goods and chattels seized
s. 48Claim for rent in arrear
s. 49Priority of executions issuing out of the Supreme Court and the district court
s. 50Stakeholder’s interpleader
s. 51Bailiff’s interpleader
s. 52Deposit of value of property taken
s. 53Execution upon real property
s. 54Execution against buildings
s. 55Payment of amount after levy
s. 56Order of commitment
s. 57Effect of irregularity in proceedings
s. 58Powers of amendment
s. 59Keeping of record book of cases, etc
s. 60Affidavit, by whom taken
s. 61Use of forms