Suitors’ Fund Act 1951
5Contributions to the Fund
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5 Contributions to the Fund
5 Contributions to the Fund
(1) As soon as practicable after the last day of each month, there shall be paid to the Fund such percentage, not exceeding in any case ten parts per centum, of the fees of court collected in any court or in any jurisdiction of any court which are paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund during the month ending on that day, as may be fixed by the Governor, upon the recommendation of the Colonial Treasurer, by proclamation published in the Gazette with respect thereto.
The Governor may from time to time in like manner vary or revoke any such proclamation.
(2) Any proclamation under subsection (1) may fix different percentages in respect of—
(a) different courts,
(b) different jurisdictions of the same court,
(c) courts held at different places.
(3) Any amounts payable to the Fund under subsection (1) shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and are hereby specially appropriated.