Section 21: Lodging claims
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21. Lodging claims
(1) Proceedings under this Part shall be commenced by lodging a claim
with the clerk of the District Court in the district where the defendant resides.
(2) A claim shall be in writing in the form set out in the First Schedule
and shall be signed by the claimant.
(3) A claim may be made orally to the clerk who shall cause it to be reduced in writing.
(4) Where a claim has been reduced in writing under subsection (3), the
clerk shall read over and explain to the claimant the contents of the form
and, where the claimant confirms the correctness of the claim, the claimant
shall sign the form in the presence of the clerk and a copy shall be given to
him.
[S. 21 added by Act 4 of 1999.]
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- How do I lodge a small claim with the District Court if I can't put it in writing myself?