197Power of judges to make Rules of Court

197 Power of judges to make Rules of Court

[Section 197 Amended by S.R. 1977, No. 150 ]

(1)  *[Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 40 of 1959, s. 7 ][Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 1963, s. 4 and s. 6 ][Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 1971, s. 4 ][Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 91 of 1986, s. 64 ][Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 50 of 1977, s. 7 ]*Subject to the provisions of section 203 , the judges of the Supreme Court, or a majority of them, may make Rules of Court, not inconsistent with this Act for carrying this Act into effect, and in particular for the following matters in addition to those for which Rules of Court are authorized to be made by any other provision in this Act:

(a) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(b) Regulating and prescribing the form, mode, and course of proceeding with respect to the process and pleadings in, and the trial of, and the adjudication in, and all matters relating to the costs of and in, and the powers of the Court or any judge thereof with respect to, any proceedings in any part of the jurisdiction of the Court (original or appellate) which is subject to this Act, including the regulation of all matters relating to new trials and appeals in causes and matters tried by or before a judge, and conferring and regulating the power to grant new trials and hear appeals in cases in which any cause or matter or issue therein has been tried by an officer of the Court, judge of an inferior court of civil jurisdiction, or referee;

(c) Authorizing and providing for the service out of the jurisdiction of the Court of any writ of summons, statement of claim, petition, or any other process instituting an action, or any information, writ, warning, summons, petition, citation, rule, order, or other process whatsoever issued out of, filed in, extracted from, or granted by the Court in any cause or matter, or of any notice of any such writ, statement of claim, petition, or other such process (whether instituting an action or not) as aforesaid; and authorizing and providing for substituted service of any such writ, statement of claim, petition or other such process (whether instituting an action or not) as aforesaid;

(ca) [Section 197 Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2006, s. 41, Applied:01 Nov 2006] Authorising and providing for discovery –