Closure of the Courts of Justice Order, 2020

L.N. 65 of 2020

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT

(CAP. 465)

Closure of the Courts of Justice Order, 2020

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by article 27(c) of the

Public Health Act, the Superintendent of Public Health has made the

following order:-

The title of this order is the Closure of the Courts of Justice

Order, 2020.

In this order, unless the context otherwise requires

"court" means any courts and includes the superior courts

and the inferior courts including appellate courts irrespective of

their competence or jurisdiction, and also includes any tribunal

established by law, and any boards, commissions, committees or

other entities before which any proceedings are heard or

procedures undertaken which are subject to legal or

administrative time limits for filing any claims, defences or other

acts; "registry" means the registry of any court;

"Superintendent" shall have the same meaning as assigned

to in the Public Health Act.

The Superintendent hereby orders the closure of the Courts

of Justice and the registry with effect from the 16th March, 2020,

which order shall remain in force until it is revoked by the

Superintendent.

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