Section No :  
1980 Revised version
PRIMARY COURTS' PROCEDURE
Marginal Notes
1. This Act may be cited as the Primary Courts' Procedure Act.
2. The civil and criminal jurisdictions of Primary Courts to be exclusive.
3. Duty of courts in cases within exclusive jurisdictions of Primary Courts.
4. Right of Court of Appeal or Attorney- General to direct transfer of criminal case to Magistrate's Court.
5. Power of Court of Appeal to transfer case to District Court.
6. Judge of the Primary Court to report case more appropriately triable elsewhere to Court of Appeal for order.
7. Where case is beyond jurisdiction duty to refer party to competent court.
8. Sentences which a Primary Court may pause.
9. sentence of imprisonment for term of less days.
10. Sentences of detention in precincts of court in lieu of imprisonment.
11. Power of Primary Court to sentence to imprisonment in default of payment of fine.
12. Community service order.
13. Suspended sentence of imprisonment.
14. Sentence in case of conviction for several offences at one trial.
15. Payment of costs and compensation when complaint is frivolous or vexatious.
16. Payment of compensation upon conviction.
17. Court may order payment of the fine paid or part of it to injured party.
18. Power of court to permit conditional release of offenders.
19. Conditions of recognizance.
20. Power of court to vary conditions of recognizance.
21. Provision in case of offender failing to observe conditions of recognizance.
22. Whipping in certain cases.
23. Fine may be paid in instalments.
24. Mode of institution of prosecution.
25. Institution of proceedings in Primary Court.
26. Issue of summons or warrant.
27. Power of court issue process.
28. Procedure when accused appears.
29. withdrawal of charge.
30. Primary Court to transmit proceedings to Attorney-General when required.
31. Procedure at hearing.
32. Legal representation.
33. Procedure at trial.
34. Disposal of documents and productions.
35. inspection of scene.
36. Absence of Judge.
37. Institution of action.
38. Filing of plaint
39. Pleadings.
40. Plaint to be numbered.
41. What causes of action may be joined.
42. Summons to issue
43. The defendant to appear and admit or deny the claim.
44. Examination of parties.
45. Of the claim in reconvention.
46. Fixing the case for trial.
47. Immaterial variance to be disregarded.
48. Legal representation.
49. Framing of issues.
50. Procedure at trial.
51. Claim in reconvention.
52. Power to summon witnesses and issue warrants
53. Proceedings on default of appearance of plaintiff.
54. Appeals.
55. Procedure on receiving appeal.
56. Section - 56
57. Hearing of the appeal.
58. Power of the Court of Appeal on appeals.
59. Judgment in appeal to be given in open court.
60. Older of the Court of Appeal to be certified to Primary Court
61. Abatement of appeals.
62. Court of Appeal may call for record and make order.
63. Computation of time.
64. Stamp duty in civil actions. [ 2,49 of 1980.]
65. Costs.
66. Reference of disputes affecting land.
67. Inquiry to be held in summary manner.
68. Determination and order of Judge of the Primary Court when dispute is in regard to possession.
69. Determination and order of Judge of the Primary Court when dispute is in regard to any other right
70. Security for posession or exercise of any right may be ordered.
71. Order where no party appears.
72. For determination of judge of the Primary Court, material on which he may act.
73. Penalty for contravention of or failure to comply with order.
74. Order not to affect right or interest which maybe established in civil suit.
75. " Meaning of "dispute affecting land"
76. Fiscal to executive orders of court.
78. Casus omissus.