Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882

Year: 1882

Enactment Date: 1882-03-17

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Courts of Small Causes established in the Presidency-towns.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Department of Justice

Section 33: Power to delegate non-judicial duties.
    Any non-judicial or quasi-judicial act which the 1Code of Civil Procedure (14 of 1882) as applied by this Act requires to be done by a Judge, and any act which may be done by a Commissioner appointed to examine and adjust accounts under section 394 of that Code as so applied, may be done by the Registrar of the Small Cause Court or by such other officer of that Court as that Court may, from time to time, appoint in this behalf.
     The High Court may, from time to time, by rule, declare what shall be deemed to be non-judicial and quasi-judicial acts within the meaning of this section.
Notes:
1. See now the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act 5 of 1908).
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