Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ESTABLISHMENT AND JURISDICTION OF TRIBUNALS
3 Establishment of tribunals
4 Tribunal magistrates
5 Jurisdiction of tribunal
6 Exclusion of other jurisdictions
7 Transfer of claims
8 No division of claims
9 Abandonment of part of claim to give tribunal jurisdiction
10 Transfer of counterclaim from tribunal to court
11 Costs in transferred cases
12 Functions of tribunal
13 Registry
14 Registrar, deputy registrars, assistant registrars and other officers
15 Lodging claims
16 Contents of claim
17 Powers of Registrar
18 Consultation before Registrar by electronic means
18A Referral of cases to Community Mediation Centre, etc.
19 Service of claim and notice of hearing
20 Claim may be admitted by telephone or in writing
21 Parties
22 Hearing to be informal
23 Right of audience
24 Proceedings conducted in private unless tribunal orders otherwise
25 Proceedings before tribunal conducted by electronic means, etc.
26 Claims may be heard together
27 Representative claims
28 Evidence
29 When party fails to appear
30 Control of procedure
31 (Repealed)
32 (Repealed)
33 Adjournments
34 Withdrawal of claim
35 Orders of tribunal
36 Enforcement of section 35(1) order
37 (Repealed)
Part 3 APPEAL
38 Appeal on point of law
39 Powers of General Division of High Court on appeal
Part 4 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
40 Order of tribunal to be final
41 Setting aside of order
42 Appeal does not operate as stay of execution or enforcement
43 Contempt of tribunal
44 Protection from personal liability
45 Publication of orders
46 Person not precluded from filing claim in court
47 Rules
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table