← belizelaw.ai · District Courts (Procedure), Cap. 97 · PART IV — Giving of Judgment, References and Transfers
Action brought without jurisdiction
Cap. 97, s. 31 · Revised Edition 2020
Where an action is commenced in the court over which the court has no jurisdiction, the magistrate shall order it to be struck out, and shall have power to award costs in the same manner, to the same extent, and recoverable in the same manner as if the court had jurisdiction therein and the plaintiff had not appeared or had appeared and failed to prove his claim.
Have a question about this section? Ask belizelaw.ai →