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### 50D Vexatious litigants
> *\[Section 50D Inserted by No. 65 of 1994, s. 4 \]*
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> > (1) Where a person is declared to be a vexatious litigant under an order in force under [section 194G of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058#GS194G@EN) [Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058) , that person may not, without the leave of the Chief Magistrate or the Deputy Chief Magistrate, institute any proceedings in a court of summary jurisdiction.
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> > (2) If proceedings are pending in a court of summary jurisdiction when an order is made as mentioned in [subsection (1)](#GS50D@Gs1@EN) , those proceedings are taken to be stayed unless leave is given as mentioned in that subsection.
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> > (3) Where proceedings pending in a court of summary jurisdiction are taken to be stayed and the person declared to be a vexatious litigant has not applied for, or has not been granted, leave to proceed in those proceedings, any other party to those proceedings may apply to a magistrate for an order for the costs incurred by that party in those proceedings.