35 tal-1984

I..N • • l.5 of 1984

PARTITION OF INH.ER IT ANCt:S ACl', 1984

(ACT NO. Xlii O F' 1914)

IN ~jr!ue of the pOwers CQIlferred by section 18 of the Partition of

Inh eritances Act, 1984, the Senior Deputy Prime MinisleT and Minister

of JUIlia: and Parliamentary Affain has made the following regula-

\iol\5:-

I. These Il'gubilions may be cited as the Partition of Inheritances

RC8ulal iolUl. 1984.

2, The prOViiiions of Title IV 0{ Part I of 800t IJ of the Code of

Orga nization and Civi l Prooedure other lhan ~Iioo 178 thereof, and of

any l'I."gulalions !l12de thtrcunder shall apply MWfnlis ",uUJtldis 10 ... ·rinen

plcadinas and other ac" of procedure filed in or before the Parlilion of

Inhtri l31K'eS Tribunal in 10 fa r as t llo!;e pr<Wisio ns are not iOCOnlpatible

with the Partition of Inheritances Act or of any "'gulllion made there-

under.

J . The application 10 the Tribunal shall con tain _

(a) a c\car and wncise statement of the fac1.'i. without

rd'en:nce 10 authori tics;

(i) each facl sba lL be stated in a separate pII ragraph;

(ii) each parngrJ ph sha ll be numbe red a nd exp ~

refe re nce shall be made therein to evcry document or other

eviden.., tOUching such facu

/b) the claim which §hall clearly and corm:tly state the objecl

thereof.

Id4ispotiujoniji.:1 tal-Tillu IV wI-Taqsima r \.a1·Tien; Ktieb liLri".rl

tal ·Kodiei ta' Organizzaujooi u PrOCOOUTlI Ci.ill bana miU-artitolu 178

liegl!u, U ta' tun regolamenti mag~mllIa biwa~lIa liegllll gIIandbom

mUltUis mUluruiis japplikaw glial skrinuri u atli ofl". \.a' prOCOOUJ1l

pprcientali fil·Tribunal la' Arbitra!! dWII il.Qsim la' Win j_ qud·

diemu sa fe jn dawk id..Jispotizzjooij iel ikun" jaqblu ma'l·AIlIi jirregola

l.Qsim la' Wirt Jew ma' kull reJl:oIamenti magllmula biHafllla ticgllu,

Ir.nkors li l-Tribunal gllandu jk"un fih -

(a) dikjara12joni ~ara u fil.q 05Or lal·falli. mingllajr refetcnz.a

gIlal awtoritajiel

(i) kull fall gl\andu j;ti dikjann """nlgmf" 5C'p'-nll;

(ii) kun ""ragralu gllandu jtun numeral u nir fib ref.,.

renza espressa glial tul! dokumen l Jew prova obra li lolqol

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dawt iI_fatt,;

(b) iHalba Ii gl\a ndha tidditjara b'mod ~ar u korrell 1.g118n

(a) lr-rikors jisla' ji!i pp,eiental fir-Re~islru tal·Tribuna1 mir.

(a) ~ appli>Jtion may be filed in the Registry of the T ri bunal

by the applieant or one 0( lhe applicants and the facts thercin sta ted

shall be confirmed on oath befOfC the RcgislrJr.

(b) The application sha ll be .ilOW U Ihe end the~ by the

appllalOts or by the pcTSOII duly re~oti", them on their behalf.

(J) The applican t &ball. toge ther with the applica tiOll. prod l>CC'

all such documents io support 0( his claim as it may be in his ~ 10

prnd~.

(2) Without prejudice to the ~neral ity of para8'"ap h (1) of

this regulation , the applicant sha ll . with the a ppl ication. prod uce

the dea th ceT1i ficaIC of the perwn from whom the

(i)

inherit.lnce devolves

(li) the certificateS from the Public R~stry and the Coons

showing tbe will or wills regulating the &uco;e$.tion of the person from

whom the inheritance devolves Of Ihat such person died intO:Slale.

al the Cli!e may be

(iii) a copy of each will regulate the SUC<:'C$Sion of the pel"lOll

from wbom the inherit.lnce devolves;

(iv) where the succession has been declared open in favour d.

any person by the Second Hall of the Civil UNrt or by tM Court

of Voluntary Jurisdiction in Go~o, an authentic QO!')' 0( !he dcaee

declaring the opening of such succession;

M a statement showing the share of the inheritance pertain-

ins to each of the co-owners;

(vi) a geneological Ire<:: 5howi"i the relationship of the on-

owners of the property to be partitioned. with the person from whom

the inheritance devolves. and where any Of allthc co-ownen aT!: DOl

so related a declaration stating such fact;

(vii) a li5t o f a ll the property that is to be partitioned, and in

the case of immovable property a de$<;ription thereof togC1her with

a plan showins the location and area o f such property

(viii) a certificate issued by the Commissioner of Inla nd

Re"en"" that death duty OD the inheritance has b«n paid 0<' that

the inhccritaDCC is nnt chargeable under the Death and Donation

Duty Act. 1973.

(3) Where any person fails to produce any documen t in accor·

dallC'C with ~ "'gulation, he may not witho\tl leave of the Tribunal

prodllC'e such doo;ument at any later stage of the proceedinp.

'- (I) The documelllS ..,rerred to in the last preoedin8 regulation

shall be accompanied by a DOte sbawing the nature of such doo;umenu

and the particular proof .. hich il is intended to make the..,by.

Such DOle illall be soerved On the opposite pIIrty.

(2)

(3) This ..,gul.ation shall apply in all cases where d<XUlnl'nls

are produced.

(I ) Wher!: the respondent dOQ not intend 10 admit wholly the eo. ...... of

claim of the applicant his answer shall coluain

(a) any plea as " 'ould be taken tn be " .. i'led if nol .... iled

before the contestation of the suil;

(b) (il a denial. or an admi!iJioo or o:planation of lhe cir·

cumstances of the fact "," out (n tile application;

the pto~is;ons of s.ub--parngrapbs (i) and lil) of

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paragraph (a) of regulation 3 shan apply 10 this suO-pBr1I8f1Iph.;

(c) a clear and oonsls.. statement of the pleaJ on the merits

of the claim witllout reference to authorities; and

(d) the demand of the respondents.

(2) The respondent shall produce all such doo;uments in

support of his COnlcDl;on, as it may be in his pnv.'er to produce.

(3) All documents in support of the pleas shall be produced

together wilh the answer. and where any such document is nOl so pr0-

duced it may not without leave of the T ribunal be produ~ at any laler

StaS<' of the ptOCttdings.

T he parties may. by leave of the Tribunal. by means of a note ..... 8 .. 01

~\e any points of disagreement with the con tents III written pleadi ngs.

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WIth documents filed the..,with and with the contents of notes already

'"'.

,. The provisions of ..,gulation 4 reSpeCting the afll)lication 'ha ll Fmo. '"

apply a)f<> to the anSWer.

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ld-dispo.l:iz:zjouljicl \.IH"cgola"",nl 4 dWllr ir-rilr.ors gllandhom _

jl.ppli~a~ u"01l g1'lar-ris(Xl$Ul.

ri..-I>.

ID. Ain'kien mar-rikors u r·rii!posta gllandha wkoll lintieb mlr- LIMa ...

rikorrenl u mill-inlln,a! rispeltivament lisI3 ta' I·ismijiet lu-xhieda li IMocIL

liJil.ni ItulI bi hsicbha "lb. inklut i(-lal\rika lal-pani 1-01\111.. rein lid·

d ilr.jara dwar tull wicl\ed minnhom ll-pro.·. li lkun bi Plskbha lismb-

biliui bi:Hhieda lagllhom.

Togthcr wi th the a pplication and the answer there lhall al!IQ

be produced by !he applicam and respondenl respecliw:ly a list 01 lhe

ILJmeII 01 the wi lna.ses the pwty inrend, ID product:. including lhe ' Ub-

poena of Ihe OI lier partY.lilaling in re<pect 01 each oIlhem lhe proof he

IlIreQCb to e.;lablish by their evidence.

Whero the rapoI'lkDt ;nlends 10 admil lhe claim whol ly aDd

uocondiljonally. ilshall be suffICient tor him lu file a DOle to thal effect.

U. A copy of the all.\wer tugether with the documtnl!! and notes

tiled !herewitb shall be serwd on eacb of the a pplkanl!!.

IJ. No witness may be produced whose name shall not have been

';v.:n in !he lisl refCTT"ed to in regulation 10, unless [he T ribunal is

satisfied that lhe witoeliS WaJ 001 known to the party a t the

time 01 tiling the applica lion or the ans"'"(Cr. IS the cue may be. or the

ne<;eSSity 01 producing the wi t ~ arises at any lime after the filing of

lhe applieat iOP or aD$WCT.

14, t I) When the lime for filing the an~WCT expires or earlieT if

all !he re<pon<lenl5 have fIled tbe a~r to the app/ication. Of when a

mal\Cr has been b"aMmined 10 the Tribunal in terlm of tection 9 of !he

Partition 01 Inheritances Act. the Tribu~l shall tiet a dale fOf tbe hear-

ing oI lbe ellC and the ~tary shall cause a lisl of the cases Which are

to be heard on a particular silting 01 the Tribuna l to be posted up in

tbe Registry 01 !he Tribunal.

(2) Su bxctioos (2) and (3) of seclion 1112 01 the Code 01

Organization and Ciyil PrtJUdun: .hall apply to the lisl referred 10 in

paragraph (I) of thi s regulation.

(3) The Secretary shall cause the parties 10 be served with

a notice of the day s ppointed for heariog at leasI [wo wming days

before lhe day !IQ find.

IS. The tees sc:t 001 in the Schedules to the Code 01 Organization

and ('hil Procedure shall mutOlis mlllartJl.t apply to fee. due to the

R<gislry of \he Tribuna l and Advocates. including ~ duly n:pre-

KIlling Ihc part ies in the proceedings, in l"Il5pcd of caUI\CS before the

Tribunal. a nd fOf the puTJl'05'e of this regulation the Partition of Inheri·

t.~ Tri bunal shall be deemed 10 be • ropeOor rourt .

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Kopja Ulr·ri5posta Oimkicn mad-dokumcnli u D·noIi li jkunu 1'1",,';-' 10'

ppre,-enMi magflllom gllandha li~i nOlirikalll lil kull wiclled mir· ~"""".

ruom:nli.

Ma jisUl' jin~icb ebda xhud jetk ismu ma jt uruc inglla la fit-

I~ta

tnscmmija fir~o1amenl 10. "emm·il daroo I·T ribunal ma jkunx

sod i,!a" li x-.hud m. kicru m.JIIl"\If glIall-pani mela jkuD gie ppro-

tental ir-rikors jew ir-rispasta. skoDd i)·kat. Jew li I·hliep. li jint;ieb ix-

,hud linqala' rxi t.mieo wal"ll li Jkun ~ie pprden lal ir.rikors jew ir-

risposta.

m Mew 1-~nlien ghall·prclentata tar-ri~posla jagl"lJa'l jcw Do ..... •

qabd jetk I·intimal; kollll:. jkunu pprUmtaw ir·ri5posta gl'lar.nkors ...... a/!.

j.;w !Dela kaw!a tinloog1'tat Ill-Tribunal Hood I ..... ikolu 9 ta' I·An li

jirrcgola l-Osim la' WiTt. il.Tribunal Fhandu jiffissa data gIIaHmigl'l

lal h<Vta u .&gretarju JIIandu jichu lIsieb li lista \al·tawti li jkunu

se jim.tcmgllu fseduta panikolari tal·Tribunal tilwal'l1'ta1 fir-Rctisll"\l

tal·T ribunal.

(2) luubartikoli ~2) 11 (3) ta' l..a ... ikolu 192 t~ I. Kod i~i ta'

Orpn;nanjoni u Pr~u", Civili gllandhom j.pplikaw ghlIl·1i5ta

msemmija fil-paraa.rafu (I) ta' dan ir·regolamenl.

lJ) Is-Sl:Sll'tarj u gllandu jiel'lu 1'IlIieb li I-panijiel ji~u nOlifi·

kati b'avvi1 UlI-jum 5tabbilil glIaH/lli g:h mi1l-anqal jumejn tax-~ogllol

'label il_jum hekl; SIRbbilit.

15_ Id-dritlijicl imnitilin fl_lskedi li jinsabu mal_KodiCi la' Or- Ori<Ujirl.

ganiua:ujoni u Pro«dura Civil; glIandhom mutatis nwliJluJis japplitaw

g.IIad-driltijiel ~ jkollhom jill'lal1su lir-Re~i~tru tal_Tribunal u Iill_Avu·

~",ti. intJuti ~l"SIIIli li b'mod xie raq jippretcmtaw lill-pa rtijiet fil-prote-

dimc:nli, dwar kawti quddiem il-Tnhunal, u gll.all-fIni la' clan ir~

lamen il-Tribunal la' Arnil/3~ dwar il.()sim ta' Win Jllandu jilqoe:s

Ii hu qoni IUpcrj Uri.