View All - 1979 Acts Section No : Acts & Ordinances PRIMARY COURTS' PROCEDUREMarginal Notes1. This Act may be cited as the Primary Courts Procedure Act, No. 44 of 1979, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister by Order published in the Gazette may appoint.2. The civil and criminal jurisdiction of Primary Courts to be exclusive. 3. Duty of courts in cases within exclusive jurisdiction 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 pass. 9. Sentence of imprisonment for term of less than seven 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 Courts. 26. Issue of summons or warrant. 27. Power of court to 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. If the defendant admits 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. Preparation of the appeal briefs. 57. Hearing of the appeal. 58. Powers of the Court of appeal on appeals. 59. Judgment in appeal to be given in open court. 60. Order 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. 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 possession 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 may-be established in civil suit. 75. Meaning of " dispute affecting land ". 76. Fiscal to execute orders of court 77. Pending proceedings. 78. Casus omissus.