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DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE}

ORDINANCE, 1962.

(No. 22 of 1962).

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEES) RULES, 1963.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 48 of the District Court (Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure) Ordinance, 1962, the District Court Rules Committee has made the following rules-

1. These rules may be cited as the District Court Civil Procedure Citation and (Fees) Rules, 1963, and shall come into operation on the day appointed commence. for the commencement of the District Court (Amendment) Ordinance, (21 of 1962)

1962.

ment.

2. For the purposes of these rules, a folio shall be calculated as Folio. seventy-two words, each figure being counted as one word.

3. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable in respect Fees.

of all proceedings taken in any action or matter whatsoever in the Court Schedule. whenever commenced, save where express provision is made by any other enactment in respect of any particular form of proceedings.

4. Save where otherwise provided in the Schedule, the fees therein Payment specified shall be payable either by adhesive stamps or by causing the of fees. relevant document to be franked with the amount of the relevant fee.

5. Where, in relation to any particular proceedings in the Court, Saving of a fee is specified in the Schedule, that fee shall be payable in substitu- special fee.

tion for and not in addition to any general fee specified in the Schedule.

6. Where by reason of the amendment of any claim, counterclaim. Amendment originating application or petition, the fee payable on such document is of document. increased, the amount of such increase shall be payable by the party al whose instance the document is amended.

7. The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee Power of specified in the Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and Registrar. shall, in every case where he exercises this power, endorse on the relevant document a note of such reduction, remission or deferment and of the reason therefor.

8. These rules shall apply to all proceedings by or against the Application Crown.

to the

Crown.

2. The District Court Civil Procedure (Fees) Rules, 1955 are Revocation. revoked.

(G.N.A.

136/55)