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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Jurisdiction in actions for recovery of immovable property
25.  A District Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and try any action for the recovery of immovable property with or without a claim for rent or mesne profits and whether or not the title to the property is in dispute, where —
(a)the annual value of the property appearing in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act (Cap. 254) does not exceed the District Court limit;
(b)the annual rent payable by the tenant does not exceed the District Court limit or the monthly rent payable by the tenant does not exceed one-twelfth of the District Court limit; or
(c)if the annual value, annual rent or monthly rent cannot be ascertained, the last transacted price of the property does not exceed 10 times the District Court limit.
[15/93]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 5 of 2014
Jurisdiction in actions for recovery of immovable property
25.  Without prejudice to the generality of section 19, a District Court shall have jurisdiction under section 19(2) to hear and try any action for the recovery of immovable property with or without a claim for rent or mesne profits and whether or not the title to the property is in dispute, where —
(a)the annual value of the property appearing in the Valuation List prepared under section 10 of the Property Tax Act (Cap. 254) does not exceed the District Court limit;
(b)the annual rent payable by the tenant does not exceed the District Court limit or the monthly rent payable by the tenant does not exceed one-twelfth of the District Court limit; or
(c)if the annual value, annual rent or monthly rent cannot be ascertained, the last transacted price of the property does not exceed 10 times the District Court limit.
[15/93]
[31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]