High Court Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The High Court Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 125 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the High Court Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the High Court Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3E stablishment of Court
- S. 4P owers and jurisdicti on of Judges
- S. 5T rial with assessors
- S. 6R egistrars
- S. 7P owers, etc., of Registrar and other officers of the Court
- S. 8D irections by the Chief Justice as to duties and functions
- S. 9J urisdicti on
- S. 10P ractice and procedure
- S. 11P robate and divorce jurisdicti on
- S. 12R ules as to applicati on of English statutes
- S. 13L aw and equity to be concurrently administered
- S. 14E xecuti on of instruments by order of the Court
- S. 15F orm of wr its, etc.
- S. 16R estricti on of vexatious actions
- S. 17A ppeals in civil matters
- S. 18P lace of sitting
- S. 19S essions
- S. 20S pecial provisions as to Lusaka, and all Courts with Resident Judges and
- S. 21A djournment of Court, etc., in absence of Judge
- S. 22T ransfer in criminal cases
- S. 23T ransfer between Judges, etc.
- S. 24T ransfer to local courts
- S. 25M anner of transfer
- S. 26E ffect of order of transfer
- S. 27S ummoning and compelling attendance of witnesses
- S. 28R efusal to be sworn or to give evidence
- S. 29E vidence of bystander
- S. 30E vidence of prisoners
- S. 31A llowances to witnesses
- S. 32C ommissioners of the Court
- S. 33I nspecti on
- S. 34E vidence of Afric an customary law and assessors there of
- S. 35R ecord of evidence, etc.
- S. 36O aths, etc.
- S. 37R ecording of proceedings
- S. 38P erjury
- S. 39E stablishment of district registries and appointment of District Registrars
- S. 40S eals of district registries
- S. 41Writ of Fieri Faci as. (O. 42, r. 1.)
- S. 42R emoval of proceedings
- S. 43F ees
- S. 44R ules of court
- S. 45H igh Court Rules Committee
- S. 46R epeal and savings
- S. 47V alidati on of certa in rules of court
- S. 48Bond f or Costs on Appeal. (O. 47, r. 1.)
- S. 49Certificate of Service of Foreign Process. (O. 10, r. 23.)
- S. 50Request to Search Judgments Register or Judgments Secti on of the Civil Causes Register.
- S. 51Applicati on f or Permit f or General Searches in Judgments Registers (against Unspecified
- S. 52Permit f or General Searches in Judgments Registers (against Unspecified Number of
- S. 53Fee Sheet (Probate). (Sch. 2, Part 4.)
- S. 54For revocati on of a grant (including Registrar's order, etc) 50
- S. 55For impounding a grant, or releasing an impounded grant
- S. 56For noting on a grant and the record the additi on of a personal
- S. 57For noting on record th at an execut or to whom power w as
- S. 58For the preparati on of a memorandum under the Inheritance
- S. 59For the entry of subducti on of a cave at 11
- S. 60For a warning to a cave at 2 2
- S. 61For service of warning by post 83
- S. 62For settling abstract of citati on f or advertisement, or other
- S. 63For settling and sealing a citati on (inclusive fee) 83
- S. 64For depositing a will of a deceased pers on in the Probate
- S. 65For obtaing a will brought in a subpoena on applicati on f or grant 28
- S. 66For depositing in the Probate Registry f or safe custody the will
- S. 67For search f or a document filed in the Probate Registry or other
- S. 68For inspecting an original will th at h as been registered in
- S. 69(a) For search f or a will or letters of administrati on or other
- S. 70For photocopy or extract of a will deposited in the Probate
- S. 71For a photocopy of probate or letters of administrati on 44
- S. 72For a photocopy of the record of the resealing in Zambia of a
- S. 73For a typewritten copy or extract of a document filed or
- S. 74For collating a copy with the original document including the
- S. 75For Registrar's certificate in verificati on of a photocopy 2 2
- S. 76For impressing the seal of the Court on a copy 28
- S. 77For an exemplificati on, in additi on to the fees f or engrossing
- S. 78For engrossing and collating will etc per page or part there of 17
- S. 79For examining and sending by post a pla in copy or a will 83
- S. 80For producti on by an officer of the Court of books or documents
- S. 81For taxing a bill of costs, inclusive of Registrar's certificate The same fee as payable
- S. 82For a summons, order on summons moti on and order on T he same fee as payable
- S. 83(i) For Registrar's order 22
- S. 84For Registrar's fi at on refusing probate (inclusive fee) 8 3
- S. 85For perusing and settling oaths, affidav its or other documents:
- S. 86On every receiving order 83
- S. 87On every other order 44
- S. 88On every attendance at meeting of creditors 83
- S. 89On every pro of of debt tendered where the amount
- S. 90On every declarati on of inability to pay debts 4 4 The filed copy
- S. 91On every bankruptcy notice 22 The filed copy
- S. 92On every bankruptcy petitioning 4 17 The filed copy
- S. 93On every applicati on f or Order of discharge (including hearing
- S. 94On each credit or notified, (expenses of advertising sh all be
- S. 95On each notice by the Official Receiver to a credit or of a first
- S. 96On every applicati on to the Court to approve a compositi on, a
- S. 97On every applicati on to the court to prove a scheme or
- S. 98On the net assets realised or brought to credit by the Official
- S. 99On the amount distributed in dividend by the Official Receiver
- S. 100On passing liquidati on accounts where the net assets f or
- S. 101On applicati on f or release 22 The filed copy
- S. 102On order of release 22 The filed copy
- S. 103For an arrest by Sheriff's officer 83
- S. 104For seizure by Sheriff's officer 83
- S. 105For travelling allowance to effect arrest or seizure per kilometre 1 1
- S. 106For m an, or when necessary, m an in possessi on, the sum
- S. 107For removal of goods or animals to a place of safe keeping
- S. 108For advertising and giving publicity to the sale, printing
- S. 109On sale under writ or warrant, 10 per centum of the amount
- S. 110For commissi on to the auctioneer on sale to include inventory
- S. 111Where executi on is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped after seizure,
- S. 112For commissi on on the auctioneer where executi on is withdrawn,
- S. 113For commissi on on obtaining possessi on under writ of
- S. 114Fee f or service of a summons, order or other process of the
- S. 115Registrati on of documents 278
- S. 116Per page transcript of record 6
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IICONSTITUTION OF THE COURTPART II
- S. IIIOFFICERS OF THE COURTPART III
- S. IVJURISDICTION AND LAWPART IV
- S. IXMISCELLANEOUSPART IX
- S. VSITTINGS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESSPART V
- S. VIPOWERS OF TRANSFERPART VI
- S. VIIEVIDENCEPART VII
- S. VIIIDISTRICT REGISTRIESPART VIII