Rules of Court

(1) The power to make rules of court under section 95 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, Cap. 91 shall, subject to this section, include power to make rules for the following purposes, (a) for making provision with respect to the giving of security for costs by persons applying for the registration of judgments; (b) for prescribing the matters to be proved on an application for the registration of a judgment and for regulating the mode of proving those matters; 14 (c) for providing for the service on the judgment- debtor of notice of the registration of a (d) for making provision with respect to the fixing of the period within which an application may be made to have the registration of the judgment set aside and with respect to the extension of the period so fixed; (e) for prescribing the method by which any question arising under this Part as to whether a foreign judgment can be enforced by execution in the country of the original court or what interest is payable under a foreign judgment under the law of the original court is to be determined; (f) for prescribing any matter which under this Part is to be prescribed. (2) Rules of court made for the purposes of sections 7 to 14 shall be expressed to have, and shall have, effect subject to any such provisions contained in Orders made under section 8 of this Act as are declared by the said Orders to be necessary for giving effect to agreements made between the Government of Belize and foreign countries in relation to matters with respect to which there is power to make rules of court for the purposes of the said sections.