18  Chief Executive and Principal Registrar of the Court. Short title and commencement. means the Senior Registrar of the Court appointed under subsection 26(1). (6)  The Rules of Court relating to the service of process outside the jurisdiction shall make such provision as may appear to the rule-making authority to be appropriate having regard to subsection (5). 44, 1999; No. WC High Court rules certain provisions of Refugees Act must be suspended. Finance Minister means the Minister who administers the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. These are the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994, the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 and the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997.                      (c)  without the approval of the Court, engages in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office; the Governor‑General shall terminate the appointment of the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar. 6) relating to salvage to aircraft and their apparel and cargo); any claim in the nature of towage in respect of a ship or an aircraft; any claim in the nature of pilotage in respect of a ship or an aircraft; any claim in respect of goods or materials supplied to a ship for her operation or maintenance; any claim in respect of the construction, repair or equipment of a ship or dock charges or dues; any claim by a master or member of the crew of a ship for wages and any claim by or in respect of a master or member of the crew of a ship for any money or property which, under any of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. SUPREME COURT ACT 59 OF 1959 * [ASSENTED TO 27 JUNE 1959] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 1 JANUARY 1960] (English text signed by the Governor-General) as amended by ... RULES REGULATING THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE VEND A HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA (GN R680 in GG 21333 of 7 July 2000) UNIFORM RULES OF COURT (GN R48 of 12 January 1965) —(1)  The General Division of the High Court shall not have jurisdiction to determine any claim or question certified by the Minister to be a claim or question which, under the Rhine Navigation Convention of 7th October 1868 as revised by any subsequent Convention, falls to be determined in accordance with the provisions thereof. I,                                            , do solemnly and sincerely promise and declare that [as above, omitting the words “So help me God!”]. 43, 1996; No. Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4. (2)  The admiralty jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court may in the cases mentioned in section 3(1)(. Copyright © 2021 Government of Singapore.              (1)  There are payable to the High Court such moneys as are appropriated by the Parliament for the purposes of the Court.              (9)  Where an office of the Registry is established at a place not specifically mentioned in subsection (3), a notice stating that an office of the Registry has been established at that place shall be published in the Gazette. 13, 1994; No.                    Sittings of the High Court shall be held from time to time as required at the seat of the Court but the Court may sit at other places within Australia and the external Territories. (7)  Where, in the exercise of its admiralty jurisdiction, the General Division of the High Court orders any ship, aircraft or other property to be sold, the General Division of the High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any question arising as to the title to the proceeds of sale.              (2)  The Court has power for the purposes of the Court to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the administration of its affairs and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, has power:                      (a)  to enter into contracts;                      (b)  to acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property;                      (c)  to take on hire, to exchange, and to accept on deposit or loan, library material, and also furnishings, equipment and goods needed for the purposes of the Court;                      (d)  to control and manage any land or building occupied by the Court and any adjacent land or building that is declared by Proclamation to be part of the precincts of the Court;                      (e)  to accept gifts, devises and bequests made to the Court upon trust and act as trustee of moneys or other property vested in the Court upon trust; and. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law. Part III—Administration of the High Court. Rules of Court means Rules of Court under section 86 of the Judiciary Act 1903. 13, 1994; No.                              (ii)  an officer authorized by an arrangement in force under subsection 30(4) or (5) or a person acting with the authority of such an officer.                    The High Court shall cause to be kept proper accounts and records of the transactions and affairs relating to the administration of the affairs of the Court under section 17 and shall do all things necessary to ensure that all payments out of the moneys held by the Court are correctly made and properly authorized and that adequate control is maintained over the assets held by, or in the custody of, the Court and over the incurring of liabilities by the Court. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Notification - Bengaluru Mediation Center Guidelines: 14.              (4)  For the purposes of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989, the Court shall be deemed to be an authority incorporated by a law of the Commonwealth.              (4)  The Minister may arrange with the appropriate Minister of a State or of the Northern Territory for an officer or officers of that State or Territory to perform on behalf of the Court at any office in that State or Territory of the Registry of the Court all or any of the functions referred to in subsection (6).                      (b)  in payment of any remuneration and allowances payable under this Act to any person other than a Justice. are published as the High Court Rules 2016, as if they were a legislative instrument within the meaning of the Legislation Act 2012, under section 154 of the Senior Courts Act 2016.              (4)  The Auditor‑General or a person authorized by him or her is entitled at all reasonable times to full and free access to all accounts and records maintained by the Court relating directly or indirectly to the receipt or payment of moneys, or to the acquisition, receipt, custody or disposal of assets, by the Court. He worked at the Plateau State Judiciary High Court of Justice, Jos between 2003 - 2018.              (1)  The Marshal:                      (a)  is charged with the service and execution of all writs, summonses, orders, warrants, precepts, process and commands of the Court that are directed to him or her; and. If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.              (7)  The validity of anything done by a person purporting to act under subsection (1) shall not be called in question on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment had not arisen, that there is a defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her appointment, that the appointment had ceased to have effect or that the occasion for him or her to act had not arisen or had passed. (2)  The General Division of the High Court shall not entertain an action in personam to enforce a claim to which this section applies until any proceedings previously brought by the plaintiff in any court outside Singapore against the same defendant in respect of the same incident or series of incidents have been discontinued or otherwise come to an end. 3 Admiralty jurisdiction of General Division of High Court, 4 Mode of exercise of admiralty jurisdiction, 5 Jurisdiction in personam of General Division of High Court in collision and other similar cases, 7 General Division of High Court not to have jurisdiction in cases falling within Rhine Convention, Admiralty jurisdiction of General Division of High Court.                    Whenever:                      (a)  the Chief Justice is absent from Australia or is unable or unavailable to perform the duties of his or her office; or. 43, 1996; No. an action arising out of the same incident or series of incidents is proceeding in the General Division of the High Court or has been heard and determined in the General Division of the High Court.              (5)  An appointment under subsection (1) is not a public office for the purposes of the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973. (Original Enactment: Ordinance 32 of 1961), Please check the legislation timeline to ensure that you are viewing the correct legislation version.              (1)  The High Court shall prepare estimates, in such form as the Minister approves, of receipts and expenditure in respect of the administration of the affairs of the Court under section 17 for each financial year and, if so requested by the Minister, for any other period, and shall submit estimates so prepared to the Minister not later than such date as the Minister specifies. The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.                      (b)  there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice; the next senior Justice who is in Australia and is able and willing to do so shall perform the duties, and may exercise the powers, of the Chief Justice, and shall, during any period of absence of the Chief Justice from Australia or during a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice, be designated Acting Chief Justice. (5)  Nothing in subsection (4) shall be construed as extending the cases in which money or property is recoverable under any of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. national; High Court strikes down ACT's same-sex marriage laws. If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms.                       (f)  to do such other things as it is authorized by this Act to do.              (2)  The Finance Minister may give directions as to the amounts in which, and the times at which, moneys referred to in subsection (1) are to be paid to the Court. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date. The following endnotes are included in every compilation: The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.              (2)  An appointment of a person under subsection (1) may be expressed to have effect only in such circumstances as are specified in the instrument of his or her appointment. any claim to the possession or ownership of a ship or to the ownership of any share therein; any question arising between the co-owners of a ship as to possession, employment or earnings of that ship; any claim in respect of a mortgage of or charge on a ship or any share therein; any claim for loss of life or personal injury sustained in consequence of any defect in a ship or in her apparel or equipment, or of the wrongful act, neglect or default of the owners, charterers or persons in possession or control of a ship or of the master or crew thereof or of any other person for whose wrongful acts, neglects or defaults the owners, charterers or persons in possession or control of a ship are responsible, being an act, neglect or default in the navigation or management of the ship, in the loading, carriage or discharge of goods on, in or from the ship or in the embarkation, carriage or disembarkation of persons on, in or from the ship; any claim for loss of or damage to goods carried in a ship; any claim arising out of any agreement relating to the carriage of goods in a ship or to the use or hire of a ship; subject to section 168 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap.              (1)  The Chief Executive and Principal Registrar has such recreation leave entitlements as are determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.              (1)  A separate account or separate accounts shall be kept in the books of the High Court in respect of moneys held by the Court upon trust. The High Court of Punjab under High Court (Punjab) Order 1947, has the same jurisdiction as exercised by the High Court at Lahore. 146, 1999. s 26...................................... am No. 25  Acting Chief Executive and Principal Registrar. (4)  Subsections (1) to (3) shall not apply to any action or counter-claim if the defendant thereto submits or has agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court. Order 76 of the High Court Rules and other practice directions comes into play in as far as the probate application. 199, 1991; No.              (8)  Nothing in this section affects the power of the Court to punish contempts of the Court.              (2)  Any moneys or other property held by the Court upon trust shall be dealt with in accordance with the powers and duties of the Court as trustee. 1) 1985, Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988, Lands Acquisition (Repeal and Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, Courts and Tribunals Administration Amendment Act 1989, Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991, s 31: 10 Dec 1991 (s 2(3) and gaz 1991, No S332), Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991, Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1993, s 27–34: 11 Apr 1994 (s 2 (3) and gaz 1994, No S126), Sch 4 (items 87, 88) and Sch 5 (items 72–74): 25 Oct 1996 (s 2(1)), Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996, Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 63, 1984; No. 199, 1991; No.                    Chapter 2 of the,   Consultation with State Attorneys‑General on appointment of Justices,   Oath or affirmation of allegiance and of office,   Judgment may be pronounced at any sitting,              (4)  For the purposes of the,   Chief Executive and Principal Registrar of the Court,   Functions and powers of the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar,              (3)  Directions under subsection (2) commence at the start of the day after the day they are registered under the,              (3)  This section has effect subject to the,              (4)  Subsection 7(9) of the,   Acting Chief Executive and Principal Registrar,              (5)  An appointment under subsection (1) is not a public office for the purposes of the,              (6)  The Chief Executive and Principal Registrar may, on behalf of the Court, arrange with an Agency Head within the meaning of the,              (6)  A copy of an arrangement made under subsection (5) shall be published in the,   Certain officers may administer oaths and affirmations,              (8)  A copy of an arrangement made under subsection (4) or (5) shall be published in the. 45  Proceedings in respect of administration of the Court.              (1)  The High Court shall administer its own affairs subject to, and in accordance with, this Act.              (2)  The salary and annual allowance of a Justice accrue from day to day and are payable monthly. 04:02) RULES OF THE HIGH COURT, 2011 (Published on 12th January, 2011) ARRANGEMENT OF ORDER OF RULES ORDER 1.                    The Chief Executive and Principal Registrar may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Governor‑General. Short title: High Court (Amendment) Act, 2016. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventeenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-1.                      (b)  during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive and Principal Registrar is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of his or her office; but a person appointed to act during a vacancy shall not continue so to act for more than 12 months.              (6)  The functions to which an arrangement under subsection (4) or (5) may relate are:                      (a)  the receipt of documents to be lodged with or filed in the High Court;                      (b)  the signing and issuing of writs, commissions and process;                      (c)  the administration of oaths and affirmations for the purposes of any proceedings in the High Court; and. Normal Court sitting hours are from: 10.00 am to 12.45 pm and 2.15 pm to 4.15 pm . The Federal Revenue Court (as Federal High Court was then called) was established by the Federal Revenue Act 1973 (1973 No.13).                      (c)  any other bank approved in writing for the purposes of the provision in which the expression occurs:                              (ii)  by a person authorised in writing by the Treasurer to give the approval. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified.                    The following Acts are repealed:              (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: ADI (authorised deposit‑taking institution) means:                      (a)  the Reserve Bank of Australia; or.              (8)  Subsection (7) is an offence of strict liability. 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