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DISTRICT COURT (CIVIL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE)

ORDINANCE 1962.

(No. 22 of 1962).

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (COSTS) (AMENDMENT) RULES 1966.

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 (Costs) (Amendment) Rules 1966, and shall come into operation on commence the day appointed for the commencement of the District Court (Civil) Jurisdiction and Procedure) (Amendment) Ordinance 1966.

ment

1. Rule 3 of the District Court Civil Procedure (Costs) Rules Amendment 1963 (hereinafter referred to as the principal rules) is amended by the of rute 3.

letion, in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (3), of "or TV" and the (LN, 25/63). substitution therefor of the following-

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". IV or V".

3. Rule 14 of the principal rules is amended by the deletion, in Amendment paragraph (2). of "or IV" and the substitution therefor of the of rule 14. following

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", IV or V".

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4.

The First Schedule to the principal rules is deleted and sub- Deletion and tuted by the following-

substitution

of First Schedule.

"FIRST SCHEDULE.

Scales of Costs.

[rate 31))

I. There shall be Ave Scales namely Soale 1, Scale II. Scale III, Scale JV And Scale V.

2 The Scale of Costs applicable to a sum of money only shall be as fullor

Sum of moMY,

Scale applicable,

Exceeding 150

Exceeding $200

but not exceeding $200 but not exceeding $500

Scale T

Scale II

Exceeding $500

but not exceeding $2,000

Scale TH

Exceeding $2,000

Exceeding $5,000

but not exceeding $5,000

3. Reference in the Scales to Counsel is in all cases subject to rule 13

Scale IV

Scale V