Clause 6
Repeal and re-enactment of section 21
of Subordinate Courts (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 6
Section 21 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Jurisdiction in actions for recovery of money under any written law21.—
(1)
A District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try any action for the recovery of a sum which is recoverable under any written law, if —
(a)
it is not expressly provided by that or any other written law that such sums shall be recoverable only in some other court; and
(b)
the amount claimed in the action does not exceed the District Court limit.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, “sum” shall not include a fine to which any person is liable on conviction.”.