| Commencement of a cause or matter, appearance and pleadings |
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| All originating processes and pleadings containing a claim or cause of action where no other fee is specifically provided, including a defence with a counterclaim or set‑off |
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| On sealing an originating summons or a summons where there is a pending legal action under section 120 or 124 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161) |
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| On sealing a renewed writ of summons or originating summons |
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| On sealing an amended writ of summons, an amended memorandum of appearance, an amended originating summons, or on amending any pleading |
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| On entering an appearance for each party |
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| On filing a statement of claim, defence, reply or other pleading subsequent, where no fee is specifically provided |
| | | | The filed copy or pleading |
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| Interlocutory applications |
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| On sealing a summons seeking — |
(a) | relief under Division 8 of Part 18, or rule 405 or 560 |
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(b) | relief in the form of an injunction |
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(d) | an order for discovery |
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| On sealing a summons for a transfer of proceedings under section 29(1) or (2) of the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) |
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| On issuing a notice under rule 367, 374 or 375 |
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| On filing a request for the service of process or notice of it out of jurisdiction |
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| On sealing a commission or letter of request for the examination of witnesses abroad |
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| Entering or setting down for trial or hearing in Court |
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| On setting down a cause or matter for hearing or judgment or on a point of law |
| | | | Notice for setting down action for trial or Request4 |
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| On late filing of an opening statement or amended opening statement in an action in the Family Division of the High Court begun by writ |
| | | | Opening statement or amended opening statement |
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| On filing an opening statement or amended opening statement in an action in the Family Division of the High Court begun by writ, for every page or part of a page in excess of 20 pages |
| | | | Opening statement or amended opening statement |
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| Writs and writs of execution, etc. |
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| (a) | order of committal, arrest or attachment of property or warrant for committal |
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| (b) | writ of execution or order of court for all other cases |
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| On sealing a subpoena to testify5 and/or to produce documents1, other than an urgent subpoena15, for each witness |
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| On sealing an urgent subpoena15 to testify and/or to produce documents, for each witness |
Note:— An urgent subpoena15 is a subpoena that is issued less than 3 days before the trial of an action |
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| On entering or sealing any judgment or order of Court |
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| On sealing or issuing any document, not being a judgment or order, where no other fee is prescribed by this Schedule |
| | | | The document sealed or issued |
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| On filing a request to enter default judgment |
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| On settling a lodgment schedule for payment into Court of purchase or other money, or on approving a guarantee or an undertaking in lieu of a guarantee |
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| On every reference to a Registrar or an officer of Court, or on fixing the reserve on a sale out of Court |
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| On settling a deed or other instrument, or particulars and conditions of sale, whether together or separately |
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| Bailiff’s/Registrar’s office |
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| For each attempt at service on each person of any process or proceedings required to be served by the Court or Registrar or bailiff |
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| For each request for a date to be appointed for the execution of a writ of execution after first appointment |
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| On marking a writ of execution for renewal or filing an amended writ of execution |
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| For releasing property seized by instruction of party issuing the writ of execution, order of attachment, arrest or attachment of property |
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| Commission of 1% to be charged on all sums levied by seizure and sale, subject to a minimum of $100 |
Note:— Where the sale is made by private contract, only half the commission will be payable |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| On the sale of any property, where no fee or commission is specifically provided, commission of 1% to be charged on the sale price, subject to a minimum of $100 |
Note:— Where the sale is made by private contract, only half the commission will be payable |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Commission of 4% to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff/Registrar under garnishee summons |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Commission of 4% to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff/Registrar under an order for the attachment before judgment of money belonging to the debtor in the hands of a third party |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 29 to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff/Registrar in satisfaction of a writ of seizure and sale where an execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 29 to be charged on the estimated value of the amount stated in the writ whichever is the lesser where the execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar by the Execution Creditor |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 30 to be charged on the estimated value of the property where the sale is not proceeded with |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar by the party who requested that the sale be carried out |
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| For each person employed in taking charge of any property under seizure |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar or direct payment on vouchers certified by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For removal of goods or animals to a place of safe keeping, when necessary |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Where goods or animals are for warehousing and taking charge of the same, including feeding of animals, 2% on the value of the goods or animals removed or the sum endorsed on the writ of execution, whichever is less, plus actual cost incurred |
No fees for keeping possession of the goods or animals shall be charged after the goods or animals have been removed |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For advertising and giving publicity to the sale by auction |
Note:— In every case where the execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped, the fees shall be paid by the person at whose instance the sale is stopped, and the amount of any costs or charges payable under this Schedule shall be taxed by a Judge, in case the Registrar/bailiff and the party liable to pay such costs and charges differ as to the amount thereof |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For the attendance by the Registrar/bailiff, his substitutes or his bailiffs on any place of execution, or for the arrest of a debtor — |
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| (a) | between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday (excluding public holiday) |
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| $50 per hour or part thereof |
| $100 per hour or part thereof |
| $50 per hour or part thereof |
| To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| | $100 per hour or part thereof |
| $200 per hour or part thereof |
| $100 per hour or part thereof |
| To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| On filing a bill of costs |
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| On taxing a bill of costs |
The Registrar may in any case require the bill of costs to be stamped before taxation with the whole or part of the amount of fees which would be payable if the bill was allowed by him at the full amount of the fees |
| 6% of amount allowed at taxation subject to a minimum fee of $100 |
| 6% of amount allowed at taxation subject to a minimum fee of $100 |
| 6% of amount allowed at taxation subject to a minimum fee of $100 |
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| On certificate of the result of the taxation |
Note: — Where a plaintiff is entitled to a lump sum for costs under the Third Schedule, or where, in any proceedings, a lump sum for costs is allowed by the Court in any of the cases mentioned in the Third Schedule, the same fees shall be payable as if a bill of costs had been taxed for the amount of such lump sum, and a certificate had been signed |
| | | | Certificate or Note of Costs |
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| On the withdrawal of a bill of costs which has been filed for taxation, such fee (not exceeding the amount which would have been payable under item 42 if the bill had been allowed in full) as shall appear to the Registrar to be fair and reasonable, subject to a minimum fee of: |
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| Filing affidavit, issuance of certificate or report, etc. |
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| On filing an affidavit, for every page or part of a page including exhibit annexed to or produced with the affidavit (whether the exhibit is filed or not) |
| $2 per page subject to a minimum fee of $50 per affidavit |
| $2 per page subject to a minimum fee of $50 per affidavit |
| $1 per page subject to a minimum fee of $10 per affidavit |
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| On issuance of any certificate or report by the Registry or on filing any document for which no fee is specifically provided (except for requests of an administrative nature) |
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| For the following on any moneys, funds or securities — |
(a) | on a certificate of the amount and description of the same, including the request of it |
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(b) | on a transcript of an account on the same for each opening, including the request of it |
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(c) | on paying, lodging, transferring or depositing the same in Court |
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(d) | on paying out of Court any of the same lodged or deposited in Court |
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(e) | on a request to the Accountant‑General in writing for information on the same or any transaction in his office |
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| Request for payment out of moneys paid into Court under instalment order |
| | | 5% of the sum to be paid out |
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| For each document where a request is made that the document be processed on an urgent basis, in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law |
| 16% of filing fees (but excluding the electronic filing charges) |
| 16% of filing fees (but excluding the electronic filing charges) |
| 16% of filing fees (but excluding the electronic filing charges) |
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| For documents filed or sent to the Court using the electronic filing service under Division 68 of Part 18 by electronic submission, in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law — |
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| (a) | draft judgments, draft orders or draft certificates and requests of an administrative nature |
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| (b) | bundles of documents, bundles of authorities, lists of authorities and written submissions |
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| $4 per document plus $0.60 per page |
| $4 per document plus $0.60 per page |
| $4 per document plus $0.60 per page |
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| (c) | for all other documents filed or sent to the Court |
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| $4 per document plus $0.80 per page |
| $4 per document plus $0.80 per page |
| $4 per document plus $0.80 per page |
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| Note: — Where the document is remotely composed on the computer system of the electronic filing service provider, it is deemed to comprise 2 pages |
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| [Deleted by S 610/2016 wef 01/12/2016] |
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| On rejection of any document for administrative or clerical errors |
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| On every request for the refund of the fee paid for any unused document |
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| Electronic service charge |
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| For the service, delivery or conveyance of documents on or to one or more registered users using the electronic filing service under Division 68 of Part 18, whether by electronic transmission or through the service bureau |
| $2 per document per party served |
| $2 per document per party served |
| $2 per document per party served |
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| Inspection, copies and translations |
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| On every request for certified true copies of documents from the Court file (including exemplification of a probate or letters of administration and of a will or codicil or of any translation thereof or any document to annex to Grant) |
Provided that the fee under this item shall not be collected for transcripts certified by a provider of transcription services authorised by the Court |
| $8 per document plus $5 per page |
| $8 per document plus $5 per page |
| $8 per document plus $5 per page |
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| On every Request4 for plain copies of documents from the Court file |
| $5 per document plus $0.15 per page |
| $5 per document plus $0.15 per page |
| $5 per document plus $0.15 per page |
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| On every application to inspect a Court file |
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| On every application for search of information — |
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| (a) | maintained in paper form per book/register per year |
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| (b) | maintained in electronic form and made available online – per search term per module per year |
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| $30 for subscribers; $35 for non- subscribers |
| $30 for subscribers; $35 for non- subscribers |
| $20 for subscribers; $25 for non- subscribers |
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| (c) | where a search made under paragraph (b) produces a nil result, the following shall be chargeable in lieu of the fee in that paragraph |
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| $10 for subscribers; $12 for non- subscribers |
| $10 for subscribers; $12 for non- subscribers |
| $10 for subscribers; $12 for non- subscribers |
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| (d) | maintained in electronic form and searchable at the Registry – per search term per database per year |
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| On a certified translation by an interpreter of the Court |
| $45 per page or part thereof |
| $45 per page or part thereof |
| $45 per page or part thereof |
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| On every request for the services of an Interpreter of the Court for any hearing in open Court before the Family Division of the High Court, not being a hearing in any proceedings under any of the following Acts: |
| $300 per day or part of a day |
| $300 per day or part of a day |
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| (a) | Adoption of Children Act (Cap. 4) |
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| (b) | Guardianship of Infants Act (Cap. 122) |
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| (c) | Inheritance (Family Provision) Act (Cap. 138) |
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| (d) | Maintenance of Parents Act (Cap. 167B) |
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| (e) | Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A) |
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| (f) | Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act (Cap. 178A) |
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| (g) | Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act (Cap. 317A); |
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| (h) | Women’s Charter (Cap. 353) |
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| For the attendance of an officer of the Court as a witness for every half day or part thereof that he is necessarily absent from his office, including where the officer attending is required to produce the records or documents in Court or in evidence where the records or documents are left in Court |
| $200 per half day or part thereof |
| $200 per half day or part thereof |
| $100 per half day or part thereof |
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| On taking or re‑taking an affidavit or a declaration in lieu of an affidavit, or a declaration or an acknowledgment for each person making the same |
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| And in addition for each exhibit referred to in an affidavit, declaration or acknowledgment and required to be marked |
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| On each document referred to in a deposition and required to be marked |
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| On taking a recognizance or bond, whether one or more than one recognizer or obliger, and whether entered into by all at one time or not |
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