• Small Claims Courts Act, 1984 (Act No. 61 of 1984)
  • Notice No. 900 of 1984
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • Chapter I : Establishment and Nature of Small Claims Courts
    • 2. Establishment of courts
    • 3. Nature of courts and force of process
    • 4. Courts open to public
    • 5. Language medium at proceedings
    • 6. Inspection of documents by public and custody thereof
    • 7. Parties who may appear in court
  • Chapter II : Presiding Officers and Officers of the Court
    • 8. Presiding officers
    • 9. Appointment of commissioners
    • 10. Procedure in case of absence or incapacity of commissioners
    • 11. Officers of court
  • Chapter III : Jurisdiction
    • 12. Area of jurisdiction
    • 13. Transfer of actions
    • 14. Jurisdiction in respect of persons
    • 15. Jurisdiction in respect of causes of action
    • 16. Matters beyond jurisdiction
    • 17. Incidential jurisdiction
    • 18. Abandonment of part of claim
    • 19. Deduction of admitted debt
    • 20. Splitting of claims disallowed
    • 21. Cumulative jurisdiction
    • 22. No jurisdiction by virtue of consent of parties
    • 23. Cessation of action
    • 24. Defendants subject to jurisdiction of courts
  • Chapter IV : Rules of Court
    • 25. Power of Rules Board for Courts of Law to make rules
  • Chapter V : Procedure and Evidence
    • 26. Procedure
    • 27. Evidence
    • 28. Evidence to be given under oath
    • 29. Institution of actions
    • 30. Withdrawal of claims
    • 31. Joinder of plaintiffs
    • 32. Joinder of defendants
    • 33. Amendment of documents
  • Chapter VI : Judgment and Costs
    • 34. Judgment
    • 35. Judgment by default or by consent
    • 36. Rescission of certain judgments
    • 37. Costs
  • Chapter VII : Execution
    • 38. Money to be paid direct to judgment creditor
    • 39. Inquiry into financial position
    • 40. Offer by judgment debtor after judgment
    • 41. Manner of execution
    • 42. Property exempt from execution
    • 43. Notice of change of address by judgment debtor
    • 44. [Repealed]
  • Chapter VIII : Review
    • 45. Judgment or order final
    • 46. Grounds of review
  • Chapter IX : Offences
    • 47. Offences relating to execution
    • 48. Contempt of court
  • Chapter X : General and Supplementary Provisions
    • 49. Jurisdiction as to plea of ultra vires
    • 50. Pending proceedings
    • 51. Short title and commencement
• Rules
  • Rules Regulating Matters in respect of Small Claims Courts
    • Notice No. R. 1893 of 1985
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Advisory Board
    • 3. Duties of the clerk of the court
    • 4. Sheriff
    • 5. Duties of the legal assistant
    • 6. Oath of office of interpreters
    • 7. Oath of witnesses
    • 8. Contents of letter of demand
    • 9. Summons commencing action
    • 10. Contents of summons
    • 11. Amendment of summons
    • 12. Service of a summons by a plaintiff
    • 13. Service of processes by sheriff
    • 14. Written statement of defence
    • 15. Consent to judgment
    • 16. Amendment of a written statement of defence or other document
    • 17. Process in execution
    • 18. Second or further warrants
    • 19. [Repealed] Execution against movable property
    • 20. [Repealed] Execution against immovable property
    • 21. [Repealed] General provisions regarding execution
    • 22. Withdrawal of an action
    • 23. Representation of parties
    • 24. Non-compliance with rules, including time limits and eerrors
    • 25. Costs
    • 26. Fees of the sheriff
    • 27. Actions by and against partners, a person carrying on business in a name or style other than his own name, syndicate or association
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 : Forms
        • Form No. 1 : Summons Commencing Action
        • Form No. 2 : Warrant for the Surrender of Goods
        • [Repealed] Form No. 3 : Warrant of Execution against Property
        • Form No. 4 : Warrant for Ejectment
      • Annexure 2 : Costs
        • Part I : Court fees
        • Part II : Fees and travelling expenses of sheriffs