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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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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.
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> > (2) The account is to be known as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Litigants Fund.
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> > (3) Each district registrar is a signatory to the account.
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> > (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.
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> > (5) A district registrar may only pay money out of the account in accordance with –
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> > > > (a) an order of the Court; or
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> > > > (b) the terms of consent of the parties.