LawgistThe Provincial Small Cause Courts Act
14Duties of ministerial officers
(1) The ministerial officers of a Court of Small Causes shall, in addition to any duties mentioned in this Act, or in any other enactment for the time being in force, as duties which are or may be imposed on any of them, discharge such duties of a ministerial nature as the Judge directs.
(2) The High Court may make rules consistent with this Act, and with any other enactment for the time being in force, conferring and imposing on the ministerial officers of a Court of Small Causes such powers and duties as it thinks fit, and regulating the mode in which powers and duties so conferred and imposed are to be exercised and performed.
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All sections
- 1 Title, extent and commencement
- 2 [Repealed.]
- 3 Savings
- 4 Definition
- 5 Establishment of Courts of Small Causes
- 6 Judge
- 7 Appointment of times of sitting in certain circumstances
- 8 Additional Judges
- 9 [Repealed.]
- 10 Power to require two Judges to si t as a bench
- 11 Decision in case heard by a bench
- 12 Registrar
- 13 [Repealed.]
- 14 Duties of ministerial officers
- 15 Cognizance of suits by Courts of Small Causes
- 16 Exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Small Causes
- 17 Application of the Code of Civil Procedure
- 18 Trial of suits by Registrar
- 19 Admission, return and rejection of plaints by Registrar
- 20 Passing of decrees by Registrar on confession
- 21 Execution of decrees by Registrar
- 22 Adjournment of cases by chief ministerial officer
- 23 Return of plaints in suits involving questions of title
- 24 Appeal from certain orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 25 Revision of decrees and orders of Courts of Small Causes
- 26 [Repealed.]
- 27 Finali ty of decrees and orders
- 28 Subordination of Courts of Small Causes
- 29 Seal
- 30 Abolit ion of Courts of Small Causes
- 31 Saving of power to appoint Judge of Court of Small Causes to other office
- 32 Application of Act to Courts invested with jurisdiction of Court of Small Causes
- 33 Application of Act and Code to Court so invested as to two Courts
- 34 Modification of Code as so applied
- 35 Continuance of proceedings of abolished Courts
- 36 [Repealed.]
- 37 Publication of certain orders
