Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000

i Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 S.R. No. 22/2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Rule Page 1. Object 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Principal Rules 1 4. New Rule 22.00 inserted 1 ═══════════════ NOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2000 S.R. No. 22/2000 Magistrates' Court Act 1989 Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief Magistrates jointly make the following Rules: 1. Object The object of these Rules is to clarify, for the avoidance of any doubt, the power of a registrar to refer a complaint to a registrar or a magistrate for a pre-hearing conference. 2. Authorising provision These Rules are made under section 16 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and all other enabling powers. 3. Principal Rules In these Rules, the Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 19991 are called the Principal Rules. 4. New Rule 22.00 inserted After the heading to Order 22 of the Principal Rules insert— "22.00 Referral of complaint for pre-hearing conference For the purposes of section 107(1) of the Act, the Court constituted by— (a) a magistrate; or -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 22/2000 Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 2 (b) a registrar— may order that a complaint be referred to a magistrate or a registrar for a pre-hearing conference.". Dated: 22 March 2000 MICHAEL ANTHONY ADAMS QC, Chief Magistrate BRIAN STIRTEVANT BARROW, Deputy Chief Magistrate JELENA POPOVIC, Deputy Chief Magistrate ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 22/2000 Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2000 3 NOTES 1 Rule 4: S.R. No. 58/1999 as amended by S.R. Nos 121/1999 and 149/1999. Notes -- 4 of 4 --