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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
159Litigants Fund
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159 Litigants Fund
(1) The Administrator is to establish an interest-bearing account with a bank, building society or credit union.
(2) The account is to be known as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Litigants Fund.
(3) Each district registrar is a signatory to the account.
(4) Money received by a district registrar as payment into Court or as security is to be paid into the Litigants Fund unless the Court orders otherwise.
(5) A district registrar may only pay money out of the account in accordance with –
(a) an order of the Court; or
(b) the terms of consent of the parties.