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Courts Vacations Rules, 1964

Government Notice 307 of 1964

Courts Vacations Rules, 1964
Citation
Government Notice 307 of 1964
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Judicature and Application of Laws Act
Date
31 July 2002
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Judicature and Application of Laws Act

Courts Vacations Rules, 1964

Government Notice 307 of 1964

  • Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
  • Commenced on 1 July 1964
  • [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
  • [Note: This legislation was revised and consolidated as at 31 July 2002 and 30 November 2019 by the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. All subsequent amendments have been researched and applied by Laws.Africa for TANZLII.]
[Section 4; G.N. No. 307 of 1964]

1.

These Rules may be cited as the Courts Vacations Rules.

2.

The vacations to be observed in the High Court shall be—
(a)from the fifteenth day of December, to the thirty-first day of January, inclusive; and
(b)from the second Saturday before Easter to the first Tuesday after Easter, inclusive.

3.

During vacations the High Court shall sit only for criminal cases and the transaction of other business of an urgent nature.

4.

During the High Court vacations, courts of resident magistrates and district courts shall hear civil cases in which advocates are engaged only if the cases are of an urgent nature.

5.

Subject to the provisions of section 186(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1 and section 10(5) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 2, no court shall sit on a Sunday or on a public holiday.1Cap. 202Cap. 11

6.

[Revokes the Vacations of Courts Rules 3. ]3Cap. 20

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