Local Council Courts Act, 2006.

An Act to establish local council courts for the administration of justice at the local level, to define the jurisdiction, powers and procedure of the established courts and to provide for other related matters.

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This Act establishes a local council court at every village, parish, town, division and sub-county level. Council courts shall consits of all members of the executive committee in case of a village or parish and of five members appointed by the town council, division council or sub-county council on the recommendation of the respective executive committee in case of town councils, division councils or sub-county councils. Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any other written law, every local council court shall have jurisdiction in, among other things, causes and matters of a civil nature governed only by customary law specified in the Third Schedule and matters relating to land. A local council court may make an order for specified reliefs. The Act also concerns appeals against a judgment or order of a local council court.

Implemented by: Local Council Courts Regulations, 2007 (S.I. No. 51 of 2007). (2007)

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