Section 32: Jurisdiction and powers of Court
This section is inserted by Act No 16 of 2020, section 9.
consolidated text (as at 2013, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
32. Jurisdiction and powers of Court
(1) The Court shall, notwithstanding any other
enactment, have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
any matter arising out of, or brought under Parts III and IV
and in, the exercise of that jurisdiction, shall exercise all the
powers which the Court has in civil proceedings.
(2) Except where, in the opinion of the Court, a plaint
is frivolous, no costs shall be allowed in any proceedings
other than proceedings on a plaint which includes a claim for
unpaid rent.
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(3) Notwithstanding any other enactment, every
document made use of or produced before the Court, in
the exercise of its jurisdiction under this section, shall be
exempted from the payment of any registration duty or any
other fee.
(b) by inserting, after the new section 32, the following new
section –
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Questions this section answers
- Does the District Court have exclusive power to hear tenancy disputes under Parts III and IV?
- Do I have to pay registration duty on documents used in my tenancy case?