Small Claims Tribunals Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Procedure
25. Determination of claims
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The tribunal shall determine a claim and make such award or order thereon as it thinks fit as soon as possible after the conclusion of the hearing of the claim.
The reasons for an award or order may be given orally or in writing as the tribunal thinks fit.
An adjudicator shall, when he has made an award or order orally, reduce it to writing as soon as possible, and in any case not later than 14 days after the date of the award or order.
adjudicator
“adjudicator” means an adjudicator and includes a deputy adjudicator appointed under section 4;
Every written award or order shall be served by the Registrar on the parties, and it shall not be necessary for the party in whose favour an award or order has been made to prove that it reached the party to be served.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Small Claims Tribunals appointed under section 14 and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;
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Service of an award or order under subsection (4) shall be effected —
by delivering it personally to the party to be served;
by leaving it with some person for him at his last known place of residence or at his place of business;
by sending it by post addressed to him at his last known place of residence or at his place of business;
in such other manner as the Registrar thinks fit.
Terms defined in s 2
adjudicator
Defined · s 2“adjudicator” means an adjudicator and includes a deputy adjudicator appointed under section 4;
claim
Defined · s 2“claim” means a claim filed with a tribunal under section 15 and includes a proceeding in the tribunal between a claimant and a defendant;
party
Defined · s 2“party” means a claimant or a defendant and any person joined as a third party;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Small Claims Tribunals appointed under section 14 and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;