CIV3701 COURTS_ACT_pdf_20355.
[Chap0302]CHAPTER 3:02
COURTS
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
PART II
GENERAL
3. Process of courts
4. Legal practitioners
PART III
HIGH COURT
General
5. Constitution of High Court
5A. Judges to have p...
7A. Establishment of District Registries and appointment of District Registrars
7B. Seals of District Registries
, 7C. Powers, functions and duties of District Registrars
7D. Transfer of proceedings
7E. Rules to Regulate practice and procedure in District Registries
7F. Directions by the Chief Justice as to duties and functions of District Registries
8. Powers and duties of Registrar
9. Proceedings of High Court to be disposed of by single Judge
10. Vacations
11. Additional jurisdiction
12. Procedure in perjury
Arrest and Attachment before Judgment
13. Arrest before judgment
14. Attachment before judgment
15. Imprisonment for debt
16. Committal of judgment debtors
17. Saving of provisions relating to examination of judgment debtors
Appellate Jurisdiction of the High Court
18. Appellate criminal jurisdiction
19. Appellate civil jurisdiction
Civil Appeals from Subordinate Courts
20. Civil appeals from subordinate courts to the High Court
21. Reservation of points of law
22. Power of High Court in civil appeals
, 23. Appeal not to operate as stay of execution
24. Subordinate court shall conform to order of High Court
Revision by High Court of Proceedings of Subordinate Courts
25. Revision in criminal proceedings
26. General supervisory powers of High Court
27. No revision where appeal lies
28. No right of party to be heard on revision
Practice and Procedure
29. Practice and procedure of the High Court
Costs and Fees
30. Costs in discretion of the High Court
31. Costs when proceedings could have been commenced in subordinate court
32. Fees
PART IV
SUBORDINATE COURTS
General
33. Establishment of courts of magistrates
34. Constitution of courts of magistrates
35. A court of a magistrate to have jurisdiction throughout Malawi
36. Places and times of sittings of subordinate courts
37. Records to be kept
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