2. Interpretation

“defendant” means any person against whom a claim is made by a claimant other than —

“party” means a claimant or a defendant and any person joined as a third party;

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“prescribed limit” means $10,000 or such other sum as the

Chief Justice may, by order published in the Gazette, substitute therefor;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Small Claims Tribunals appointed under section 14 and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;

[S 76/2012]

“Registry” means the Registry of Small Claims Tribunals established under section 13;

“representative claim” means a claim brought in the name of one claimant on behalf of himself and one or more other claimants under section 29;

“rules” means the rules made by the Chief Justice pursuant to section 54;

“tribunal” means a tribunal established by section 3;

[S 76/2012]

“work order” means an order to rectify a defect in goods or to make good any deficiency in the performance of services, by doing such work or attending to such matters (including the replacement of goods or parts thereof) as the case may be specified in the order.