Courts of Justice Act, 1953
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Extension of jurisdiction in civil cases. |
28.—(1) Paragraph A of section 77 of the Act of 1924 (which relates to the jurisdiction of the District Court in civil cases) is hereby amended as follows:— | |
(a) by the substitution in clause (i) (which relates to contract) of “£50” for “£25”, | ||
(b) by the substitution in clause (ii) (which relates to certain actions in tort) of “£50” for “£10”, | ||
(c) by the substitution in clause (iii), as amended by section 16 of the Courts of Justice Act, 1928 (No. 15 of 1928) (which relates to ejectment) of “£53” for “£27”, | ||
(d) by the substitution in clause (iv) (which relates to proceedings on behalf of the State) of “£50” for “£25”, and | ||
(e) by the substitution in clause (v) (inserted therein by section 52 of the Act of 1936) (which relates to proceedings on behalf of certain public bodies) of “£50” for “twenty-five pounds”. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) of section 20 of the Hire-Purchase Act, 1946 (No. 16 of 1946) (which relates to the jurisdiction of the District Court in actions for the recovery of goods let under a hire-purchase agreement) is hereby amended by the substitution of “fifty pounds” for “twenty-five pounds”. |