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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Jurisdiction in actions of contract and tort
20.—(1)  A District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try any action founded on contract or tort where —
(a)the debt, demand or damage claimed does not exceed the District Court limit, whether on balance of account or otherwise; or
(b)there is no claim for money, and the remedy or relief sought in the action is in respect of a subject-matter the value of which does not exceed the District Court limit.
[15/93]
(2)  A District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try any action where the debt or demand claimed consists of a balance not exceeding the District Court limit after a set-off of any debt or demand claimed or recoverable by the defendant from the plaintiff, being a set-off admitted by the plaintiff in the particulars of his claim or demand.
[6/76; 3/86; 15/93]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 5 of 2014
20.  [Repealed by Act 31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]