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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Chief Justice by
subsection (2) of section 22 of
the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459),
this Instrument is made this 28th
day of June, 1994.
Paragraph 1—Duties and Powers of a
Master of High Court.
(1) The duties of a Master of the
High Court are to hear and
determine applications to the High
Court—
(a) for leave to serve Writ of
Summons out of Jurisdiction;
(b) for leave for Substituted
Service;
(c) for leave to extend the
validity of Writ;
(d) for leave to issue Writ out of
time;
(e) for default or summary
judgement;
(f) for delivery of further and
better particulars of pleadings;
(g) to strike out suit for want of
prosecution;
(h) to strike out suit for want of
jurisdiction;
(i)
for Summons for Directions;
(j) for leave to register foreign
judgement;
(k) for leave to register
arbitration award;
(1) for the grant of Letters of
Administration and Probate.
(2) For the purpose of performing
the duties specified under
sub-paragraph (1) of this
Instrument, a Master shall subject
to paragraph 2 of this Instrument
have and exercise the powers
conferred on a High Court Judge by
the Courts Act 1993 (Act 459) and
by any other enactment in respect
of such duties.
Paragraph 2—Reference to Clerk of
the List.
Where in an application before a
Master, a challenge is raised to
the application, the Master shall
refer the application to the Clerk
of the Lists for re-assignment of
the application to a Judge
of the High Court.
Paragraph 3—Directions to Practice
and Procedure .
A
Master of the High Court shall
when required give directions to
both practitioners and staff of
the Judicial Service on questions
of practice and procedure.
PHILIP EDWARD ARCHER
Chief Justice
Date of Gazette Notification: 15th
July, 1994. |
