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Long Title

Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II THE SUPREME COURT

Part III THE HIGH COURT

General

Original Jurisdiction

Appellate Jurisdiction of the High Court

Revision

Allocation of Proceedings

Part IV THE COURT OF APPEAL

Part IVA CIVIL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL

Part V CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEAL

Part VI OFFICERS AND OFFICES

Registrar

Sheriff

Accountant

Subordinate officers

Offices

Part VII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

List of Touts

Disabilities of Registrar and other officers

Protection of Registrar and other officers

Rules of Court

Council of Judges

Supplemental

FIRST SCHEDULE Additional Powers of the High Court

SECOND SCHEDULE

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 25/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 25/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 25/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 31/07/2007.
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Vexatious litigants
74.
—(1)  If, on an application made by the Attorney-General, the High Court is satisfied that any person has habitually and persistently and without any reasonable ground instituted vexatious legal proceedings, whether in the High Court or in any subordinate court, and whether against the same person or against different persons, the High Court may, after hearing that person or giving him an opportunity of being heard, order that —
(a)
no legal proceedings shall without the leave of the High Court be instituted by him in any court ; and
(b)
any legal proceedings instituted by him in any court before the making of the order shall not be continued by him without such leave, and such leave shall not be given unless the High Court is satisfied that the proceedings are not an abuse of the process of the court and that there is prima facie ground for the proceedings.
(2)  If the person against whom an order is sought under subsection (1) is unable on account of poverty to retain an advocate and solicitor, the High Court shall assign one to him.
(3)  No appeal shall lie from an order under subsection (1) refusing leave for institution or continuance of legal proceedings.
(4)  A copy of any order under subsection (1) shall be published in the Gazette.