Subordinate Courts Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
In force, and amended by 2 amendment Acts. Check the amendments before relying on the wording of a section.
The Subordinate Courts Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 95 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the Subordinate Courts Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the Subordinate Courts Act
- S. 1Section 1
- S. 2At the time of the said service the said writ and the copy thereof were subscribed in the manner and form prescribed
- S. 3I did on the day of endorse on the said writ the day of the month and the
- S. 4It shall be lawful for a court, before issuing the warrant, to require the plaintiff to Deposit by plaintiff
- S. 5Subject to any order to be made by the court ordering the inquiry, evidence shall Evidence
- S. 6Section 6
- S. 7The referee may, before the conclusion of any inquiry before him, or by his Referee may report
- S. 8The proceedings and report in writing of the referee shall be received in Effect of report by
- S. 9The court shall have power to require any explanations or reasons from the Powers of court
- S. 10NOTICE TO PLAINTIFF OF ALTERED RETURN DAY
- S. 11AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE
- S. 12Fee for service of a summons, order, writ or other process of the court
- S. 13On certifying a copy of a document as an office copy 11 The filed copy
- S. 14On copies of proceedings per page or part thereof 56 The filed copy
- S. 15Any order giving leave for service out of Zambia shall prescribe the mode of Order to prescribe
- S. 16Where a writ or other document is required to be served in a District in which Service in another
- S. 17Where the officer of court or person charged with the service of any writ or Where violence
- S. 18In all cases where service of any writ or document shall have been effected by Certificate of service
- S. 19In all cases the bailiff or other officer of court charged with the service of any Returns of service.
- S. 20On filing notice of change of advocate 22 The filed copy
- S. 21On commission to take evidence 44 The Commission
- S. 22On an examination of a witness before the court or an officer
- S. 23An application (including registration) to register a Judgment
- S. 24On personal individual search in a Judgment Register or in
- S. 25On personal general searchers in the Judgments Register or an
- S. 26A djournment in absence of magistrate
- S. 27Where a debtor against whom a composition order has been made changes Notice by debtor of
- S. 28C ivil appeals
- S. 29W rong ruling as to sufficiency of stamp
- S. 30P ower to reserve question of law for opinion of High Court.
- S. 31C onditions precedent to appeal
- S. 32D iscretionary power of High Court
- S. 33R ight of appeal in criminal cases
- S. 34The clerk of the court attached to a Subordinate Court shall perform such Clerk of the court
- S. 35Subject to any rules of court or special orders of the court, every clerk of the Duties of clerk of the
- S. 36The magistrate, if he thinks it desirable for the convenience of the parties or for Attendance of creditor
- S. 37O ath
- S. 38The power and jurisdiction of the High Court, in dealing with cases of contempt Power of High Court
- S. 39W hen punishment imposed by magistrate
- S. 40(1) If any person shall wilfully insult a magistrate during his sitting in court, or Misconduct in court
- S. 41In any suit or matter, and at any stage thereof, a Subordinate Court, either of Summoning witnesses
- S. 42If the person summoned as in the last preceding section provided, having Compelling
- S. 43(1) The garnishee may, at any time before the return day of the summons, pay Payment into court by
- S. 44Subject to the following provisions, money paid into court by the garnishee and Payment out of court
- S. 45A magistrate may issue a warrant under his hand to bring up any person Prisoner may be
- S. 46A llowances to witnesses
- S. 47All sums of money allowed under the provisions of the last preceding section How defrayed
- S. 48I nspection
- S. 49Payment made by or execution levied upon the garnishee under any Payment by or
- S. 50N o person entitled to inspection or copy of record of evidence
- S. 51In proceedings to obtain an attachment of debts, the magistrate may, in his Magistrate may refuse
- S. 52Notwithstanding anything in this Order contained, no part of any wages or Exemption of wages
- S. 53If any claim shall be made to or in respect of any goods or chattels, or in Notice of claim to
- S. 54M agistrates subject to directions of High Court
- S. 55Where the whole or any party of the claimant's claim is admitted by the party Abandonment of
- S. 56At the end of every month, every Subordinate Court shall forward to the High Return of criminal
- S. 57N otice to Debtor to Attend and Show Cause why Composition Order should not be Rescinded (O. 42, r. 14.)
- S. 58N otice to Debtor and other Courts of Rescission of Composition Order. (O. 42, r. 17.)
- S. 59N otice of Instalments Due.
- S. 60C ertificate that Request has been Filed. (O. 42, r. 5.)
- S. 61N otice to Creditor that his Claim is not Objected to. (O. 42, r. 12.)
- S. 62N otice of Hearing of Objection to Claim. (O. 42, r. 13.)
- S. 63ORDER SETTING ASIDE OR RESCINDING COMPOSITION ORDER
- S. 64ORDER RESCINDING COMPOSITION ORDER UNLESS DEBTOR PAYS INSTALMENTS IN ARREAR WITHIN A Sch. 1
- S. 65CERTIFIED COPY OF PROCEEDINGS
- S. 66THIRD-PARTY NOTICE
- S. 67N otice by Under-Sheriff to Execution Creditor of Claim to Goods Seized. (O. 41, r. 53.)
- S. 68R equest to Search Judgments Register or Judgments Section of the Civil Causes Register (Individual Search). (O.
- S. 69A pplication for Permit for General Searches in Judgments Registers (against Unspecified Number of Names). (O.
- S. 70P ermit for General Searches in Judgments Registers (against Unspecified Number of Names). (O. 36, r. 4.)
- S. 71C ertificate of Clerk of Subordinate Court as to Amount Due and Unpaid. (O. 37, r. 3 (4) (a).)
- S. 72C ertificate of Clerk of Subordinate Court that no Process for Enforcement Remains in Force. (O. 37, r. 3 (4) (a).)
- S. 73C ertificate of Clerk of a Magistrate' Court that no Process for Enforcement Remains in Force and no Proceedings for
- S. 74D eclaration as to the Amount Due and Unpaid. (O. 37, r. 3 (4) (b).)
- S. 75D eclaration that no Process for Enforcement Remains in Force. (O. 37, r. 3 (4) (b).)
- S. 76D eclaration that no Process for Enforcement Remains in Force and no Proceedings for Variation are Pending. (O.
- S. 77C ertificate of Clerk of Subordinate Court that Copy of Maintenance Order is a True Copy sent for Registration. (O.
- S. 78N otice that Payments have Become Payable through the Clerk of a Magistrate's Court. (O. 37, r. 6(1).)
- S. 79N otice that Payments under a Subordinate Court Order have Ceased to be Payable through the Clerk of a
- S. 80Section 80
- S. 81O rder Remitting to the Original Court Application for Variation of Registered Maintenance Order. (O. 37, r. 7.)
- S. 82E ndorsement that no Arrears Remain to be Recovered. (O. 37, r. 8 (7).)
- S. 83A ttachment of Earnings Order. (O. 37, r. 11.)
- S. 84N otice that Defendant is not Employed by Person to whom an Attachment of Earnings Order is Directed. (O. 37, r.
- S. IPRELIMINARYPART I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVSITTINGS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESSPART IV SITTINGS AND DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS
- S. IXCOMPOSITION ORDERSPART IX COMPOSITION ORDERS
- S. VAPPEALSPART V APPEALS
- S. VIOFFICERS OF SUBORDINATE COURTSPART VI OFFICERS OF SUBORDINATE COURTS
- S. VIICONTEMPT OF COURTPART VII CONTEMPT OF COURT
- S. VIIIEVIDENCEPART VIII EVIDENCE
- S. XMISCELLANEOUSPART X MISCELLANEOUS
- S. XIRULES OF COURTPART XI RULES OF COURT