| 1.
| | This Ordinance may be cited as the Courts Ordinance. |
| 2.
| | Interpretation. |
| 3.
| | Courts for the ordinary administration of justice. |
| 4.
| | Division of the Island into circuits, districts, and divisions. |
| 5.
| | Limits of districts and divisions. |
| 6.
| | Supreme Court. |
| 7.
| | Supreme Court to consist of the Chief Justice and eight Puisne Justices. Its competency not affected by a vacancy. |
| 8.
| | Appointment of Judges. |
| 9.
| | Governor-General may appoint provisionally. |
| 11.
| | Seal of the Supreme Court and the custody thereof. |
| 12.
| | Judges not hold other offices of profit. [3, 40 of 1938.] |
| 13.
| | Ministerial of the court, their number how to be determined. |
| 14.
| | Ministerial officers how to be appointed. [4, 40 of 1938.] [4, 40 of 1938.] [4, 40 of 1938.] |
| 15.
| | Officers of the Supreme Court, to hold office during pleasure. |
| 16.
| | Admission of advocates and proctors. |
| 17.
| | Powers of Supreme Court to refuse to admit, and to suspend or remove them. |
| 17A.
| | Inquiry by disciplinary committee into alleged misconduct of proctor. [2, 34 of1947.] |
| 18.
| | Power to appoint Commissioners for Oaths. |
| 19.
| | Jurisdiction and powers of Supreme Court. |
| 20.
| | Power to grant injunctions. |
| 21.
| | Several jurisdictions exercised simultaneously by Judges sitting apart. |
| 22.
| | Appointment of Commissioners of Assize. |
| 23.
| | Rights, lowers, privileges, &c., of Commissioner of Assize. |
| 24.
| | Sessions to be held before commissioner. |
| 25.
| | Criminal jurisdiction how to be exercised. |
| 26.
| | Criminal sessions when and where holden. |
| 27.
| | Choice of circuits. |
| 28.
| | Judge to issue a mandate to Fiscals or Jailers to return a calendar of prisoners. Contents of calendar. Judge to issue a mandate to Fiscals or Jailers to return a calendar of prisoners. |
| 29.
| | Criminal sessions how to be holden. |
| 30.
| | Objection to jurisdiction. |
| 31.
| | Prisoner committed for trial before Supreme Court to be brought to trial at first session thereof.
When to be discharged if not brought to trial at second session after commitment. |
| 32.
| | When person discharged, not to be recommitted for same offence. |
| 33.
| | May be summoned to stand his trial. |
| 34.
| | Proceedings where party does not appear, on recognizance to take his trial. |
| 35.
| | Recognizance?s of accused parties and witnesses may be respited. |
| 36.
| | Appellate jurisdiction where to be exercised. Extent of. |
| 37.
| | Powers in appeal or on revision. |
| 38.
| | Appeals from single Judges of the Supreme Court and from District Courts, Magistrates' Courts, and Courts of Requests. [ 5, 40 of 1938.] |
| 39.
| | Transcript of records to be forwarded to Counil. |
| 40.
| | Supreme and original court to execute, &c., judgements of Privy Council in appeal. |
| 41.
| | Saving to Supreme powers not herein mentioned conferred on it by Royal Charter. |
| 42.
| | Supreme Court may inspect records, issue mandates, and transfer causes. |
| 43.
| | Power of Attorney-General to decide court or place at which inquiry or trial should be held. |
| 44.
| | Notice to Attorney- General. application for a transfer. |
| 45.
| | Supreme Court may issue writs of habeas corpus. |
| 46.
| | And bring up and remove prisoners. |
| 47.
| | Supreme Court may punish in summary manner for contempt. |
| 48.
| | Judge may reserve any question for decision of more than one Judge. [ 3, 52 of 1949.] |
| 48A.
| | Constitution of Bench for decision of cases reserved. [ 4, 52 of 1949.] |
| 49.
| | Judges may frame rules. |
| 50.
| | Judges may-amend or revoke rules. |
| 51.
| | Chief Justice may order appeals, &c., to be heard before Full Court or five or more Judges. |
| 51A.
| | Taxation of costs in proceedings under this Chapter. [ 2, 39 of 1953.] |
| 52.
| | Establishment of District Courts, Courts of Requests and Magistrates Courts. |
| 53.
| | Magistrate's Court may be holden at any convenient spot within the division. |
| 54.
| | More than one Judge may be appointed for any court. |
| 55.
| | Provision for Additional Judges. |
| 57.
| | Special criminal jurisdiction as to contempt. |
| 58.
| | Appointment of subordinate officers. |
| 59.
| | Advocates and proctors. |
| 60.
| | Abolition of District Courts and creation of new districts. |
| 61.
| | Abolition or alteration of jurisdiction of court.. Provision for continuance of cases. |
| 62.
| | Jurisdiction of District Courts. |
| 63.
| | Civil jurisdiction. |
| 64.
| | Criminal jurisdiction. |
| 65.
| | Power to remove abate matter of complaint. |
| 66.
| | Revenue jurisdiction. |
| 67.
| | Testamentary jurisdiction. |
| 68.
| | Supreme Court to appoint court to exercise sole testamentary jurisdiction in certain cases. |
| 69.
| | Custody of persons and estates of persons unsound mind, &c. |
| 70.
| | Assessors. |
| 71.
| | Objection to jurisdiction. |
| 72.
| | Penalty for proceeding in cognizable by Court of Requests. |
| 73.
| | Appeal.
When to suspend judgment or sentence. |
| 74.
| | District Courts to execute judgments, &c., in appeal. |
| 75.
| | Jurisdiction of Courts of Requests. |
| 76.
| | Wages recoverable without limit in Court of Requests. Minors may sue for wages. |
| 77.
| | Costs. |
| 78.
| | Appeal. |
| 79.
| | Transfer where defence or claim in reconvention beyond jurisdiction of court. |
| 80.
| | Commissioner to execute judgments, &c., in appeal. |
| 81.
| | Powers and jurisdictions. |
| 82.
| | Justices of the Peace. |
| 83.
| | Unofficial Magistrates. |
| 83A.
| | Persons entitled to function as Unofficial Magistrates by virtue of office. [ 8, 40 of 1938.] [ 3, 39 of 1953.] |
| 83B.
| | Delegation of power to Minister of Justice to appoint Justices of the Peace and Unofficial Magistrates. |
| 84.
| | Powers of Justices of the Peace. |
| 84A.
| | Minister's power to amend the Third and the Fourth Schedules. [ 4, 39 of 1953.] |
| 85.
| | Sittings of every court to be public. |
| 86.
| | Powers of court to grant injunctions. |
| 87.
| | When to be granted. |
| 88.
| | Provision for continuing any case begun before a Judge becoming disabled. |
| 89.
| | Provision for hearing of cases where Judge, &c., is a party. |
| 90.
| | Demands not to be provided. |
| 91.
| | Conviction or acquittal no bar to any action. |
| 92.
| | In what court offences declared punishable by fine or imprisonment generally may be tried. |
| 93.
| | Constitution of Council of Legal Education. |
| 94.
| | [ 6, 39 of 1953] |
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