DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEES) RULES

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEES) RULES

COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE (FEES) RULES
(Cap. 336, section 72)
[25 March 1988]

L.N. 102/88 -

Citation

1. These rules may be cited as the District Court Civil Procedure (Fees) Rules.

Fees

2. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable in respect of all
proceedings taken in any action or matter whatsoever in the Court whenever
commenced, save where express provision is made by any other enactment in
respect of any particular form of proceedings.

Payment of fees

3. Save where otherwise provided in the Schedule, the fees therein specified
shall be payable either by adhesive stamps or by causing the relevant document to
be franked with the amount of the relevant fee.

Saving of special fee

4. Where, in relation to any particular proceedings in the Court, a fee is
specified in the Schedule, that fee shall be payable in substitution for' and not in
addition to any general fee specified in the Schedule.

Amendment of document

5. Where by reason of the amendment of any claim, counter-claim, originating
application or petition, the fee payable on such document is increased, the amount
of such increase shall be payable by the party at whose instance the document is
amended.

Power of Registrar

6. The Registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee specified in the
Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and shall, in every case where he
exercises this power, endorse on the relevant document a note of such reduction,
remission or deferment and of the reason therefor.

Application to the Crown

7. These rules shall apply to all proceedings by or against the Crown.





SCHEDULE [rule 2

COMMENCEMENT OF A CAUSE OR
MATTER

Fee

1 On sealing

(a) a writ of summons (except a concurrent, renewed or amended writ),(b) an
originating summons; (e) an originating notice of motion; (d) an originating petition;
(e) an originating ex parte application; (f) any other originating document. In each
case $360.00

ENTRY OR SETTING DOWN FOR TRIAL IN
COURT

2. (a) Setting down a cause or issue for hearing; (b) Setting down a civil appeal, motion or
summons for hearing; (c) Entering a reference for hearing of an assessment of damages
by the Registrar. In each case $360.00

TAKING EVIDENCE,
ETC.

3. For every witness examined de bene esse by a judge or the Registrar, per day or
part thereof .........................$300.00
4. Attendance of a public officer to produce or prove in the District Court any
record or document ...................$250.00
5. Attendance of a public officer to give evidence as an expert witness, per hour or
part thereof .........................$250.00
......................................(or such
......................................other fee
......................................as is
......................................specially
......................................assessed
......................................by the
......................................judge or
......................................Registrar)
6. Attendance ofa public officer to give evidence other than as an expert witness,
per hour or part thereof .............$120.00
......................................(with a
......................................minimum
......................................of $250.00)
7. Attendance by the Registrar or officer outside the District Court $360.00
COPIES, TRANSLATIONS AND SEARCHES
8. (a) Copy of documents typed in the Registry and certifying same, per page $ 20.00
(b) Additional copies, per page ......$ 2.00
9. (a) Photostatic copy of a document made in the Registry, per page $ 2.00
(b) Photostatic copy and certification, per page $ 3.00
(c) Photostatic copy of a library book, per page $ 2.00





10. (a) Translation made in the Registry of a document from Chinese into
English, or vice versa including certificate, per page $ 40.00
(b) Transcription and translation made in the Registry, from Chinese into
English, or vice versa, of a tape or recording including certificate, per
page ..................................$ 75.00
(c) Translations and transcriptions other than those under (a) or (b) (In the
.......................................discretion
.......................................of the
.......................................Registrar)
11. (a) Certifying translations made outside the Registry, from Chinese into
English, and vice versa, per page .....$ 20.00
(b) Certifying transcription made outside the Registry, from Chinese into
English, and vice versa, of a tape or recording, per page $ 20.00
12. Search in the Registry, for each document or file referred to or required $ 10.00

SERVICE

13. Service of a document by a bailiff, per document $ 40.00
14. Arresting any person ..............$220.00
15. Execution of writ of possession ...$360.00

EXECUTION

16. On sealing-

(a) a warrant for arrest of a defendant or for the attachment of property
before judgment;

(b) a writ of execution or writ of possession;

(c) a prohibitory order;

(d) an order for the examination of ajudgment debtor (or an officer thereof);

(e) a prohibition order.

In each
case
$360.00

BAILIFF's EXPENSES

17. Caretaker or watchman's fee, per day or part thereof $200.00
18. Caretaker or watchman's transportation expenses (In the
.......................................discretion
.......................................of the
.......................................Registrar)
TAXATION OF COSTS

19. On the taxation of a bill of costs or any assessment under Order 62, rule 21(4)
of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Cap. 4, sub. leg.), for every $100 or
fraction of $100 of the amount allowed $ 5.00

MISCELLANEOUS FEEs

20. Authentication of document by the Registrar $ 65.00

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