APPENDIX 5
(0.55 r. 2)
REGULATIONS REGARDING FEES
1.
No summons, warrant, writ or subpoena shall, except by special order of the Court, be issued until
(a) all fees payable thereon as contained in the appropriate Appendix of fees shall have been paid; and
(b) an account thereof, initialed as received is set forth by the officer issuing the process both in the margin
and in the counter-foil thereof
2.
All such fees shall be carried to account immediately on the process being signed by the Judge.
3.
(1) Every document, for or in respect of which any fees has been paid shall bear an endorsement
initialed by the Registrar or other officer showing the amount of the fee so paid and the number of the
receipt referring to the payment.
(2)
When any form of process specifies the fees thereof, it shall be for the Registrar or other officer to
initial the amount of the fees appearing thereon, and to quote the number of the receipt.
4.
Every Registrar or other officer submitting any writ of summons or other process whatever to be
signed by a Judge shall at the same time produce the stamp of the receipt given for the fees of such
process.
5.
No document in respect whereof a fee is payable shall be used in am legal proceeding, unless it has
been initialed as aforesaid by the Registrar or other officer or unless the Court is otherwise
satisfied that the proper fees in respect thereof has been paid.
6.
All fees for service, execution and distance in kilometers shall be paid into revenue.
7.
No hearing fee or other fee shall be returned except upon a voucher payable at the Treasury, in favour of
the party entitled to receive it and prepared at the direction of the Judge before whom the cause or
matter is set down and comes on for hearing.
APPENDIX 6
CIVIL PROCEDURE FORMS
FORM1
(O. 3 r. 4)
GENERAL FORM OF WRIT OF SUMMONS
(Here put the letter and number (see note (a) following this form)
In the Federal High Court
In the………………………………………………………………… Judicial Division
Suit No…………………………………………………………………………
Between
A.B…………………………………………………………………………………Plaintiff
And
C.D………………………………………………
Defendant
To
C.D.
…………………………………….. in the ……………………………………………………... of
of