Small Claims Courts Act, 1984 (Act No. 61 of 1984)

Chapter III : Jurisdiction

19. Deduction of admitted debt

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In order to bring a claim or counterclaim within the jurisdiction of a court a party may, in his summons or statement of defence or at any time thereafter, deduct from his claim or counterclaim, whether liquidated or unliquidated, any amount admitted by him to be due by him to the other party concerned.