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ARRANGEMENT OF
REGULATIONS
Regulation
1.
Purpose of Regulations
2.
Section 42 of Act 459 amended
IN EXERCISE of the power
conferred on the
Attorney-General by sections
42(4) and 47(4) of the Courts
Act, 1993 (Act 459) these
Regulations are made this 24th
day of November, 2014.
Purpose of Regulations
1. The purpose of these
Regulations is to amend sections
42(1) and 47(1) of the Courts
Act, 1993 (Act 459) to expand
the jurisdictions of the
District and Circuit Courts in
respect of claims with stated
monetary value.
Section 42 of Act 459 amended
2. The Courts Act, 1993 (Act
459) referred to in these
Regulations as the principal
enactment is amended in
subsection (1) of section 42 by
the substitution for
(a)
subparagraph (i) of paragraph
(a) of
"(i) in personal actions arising
under a contract or a tort, or
for the recovery of a liquidated
sum of money, where the amount
claimed does not exceed fifty
thousand Ghana Cedis;" and
(b)
subparagraph (vii) of paragraph
(a) of
"(vii) in applications for the
grant of probate or letters of
administration in respect of the
estate of a deceased person, and
in causes and matters relating
to succession to property of a
deceased person, who had, at the
time of death a fixed place of
abode within the area of
jurisdiction of the Circuit
Court and the value of the
estate or property in question
does not exceed fifty thousand
Ghana Cedis;".
Section 47 of Act 459 amended
The principal enactment is
amended in subsection (1) of
section 47 by the substitution
for
(a)
paragraph (a) of
"(a) in personal actions arising
under a contract or a tort or
for the recovery of a liquidated
sum of money where the amount
claimed does not exceed twenty
thousand Ghana Cedis;"
(b)
paragraph (e) of
"(e) in actions relating to
ownership, possession or
occupation of land, where the
value of land does not exceed
twenty thousand Ghana Cedis.";
and
(c)
paragraph (g) of
"(g) in application for the
grant of probate or letters of
administration in respect of the
estate of a deceased person and
in causes and matters relating
to succession to property of a
deceased person, who has at the
time of death a fixed place of
abode within the area of
jurisdiction of the District
Court and the value of the
estate or property in question
does not exceed twenty thousand
Ghana Cedis;".
THE HON. MRS. MARIETTA BREW
APPIAH-OPONG
Attorney-General and Minister
for Justice
Date of Gazette notification:
18th December, 2014.
Entry into force: 5th March,
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