ADAMAWA STATE HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES, 1991

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THE ADAMAWA STATE HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES (AMENDMENT) EDICT, 1991

Adamawa State of Nigeria

Edict No. 2 of 1991

[COMMENCEMENT                             (25th June. 1991)]

THE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF ADAMAWA STATE OF NIGERIA hereby makes the following Edict:-

1.       This Edict may be cited as the Adamawa State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules (Amendment) Edict 1991 and shall come into force on 25th June, 1991.

2.       The Adamawa State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules Edict No.8 of 1987 is hereby amended-

(a)     by the substitution for the date “2nd September, 1987” (which is the date of commencement) and appearing before the enacting formula thereof, of the following new date– “1st August 1991”;

(b)     by the substitution for the date “2nd day of September, 1987” appearing in section I thereof, of the following new date- “1st day of August 1991”.

MADE at Yola this 25th day of June, 1991.

GROUP CAPTAIN ABUBAKAR SALIHU Fss, psc,

Military Governor, Adamawa State of Nigeria.

THE ADAMAWA STATE HIGH COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES EDICT,1987

Adamawa State of Nigeria

Edict No.8 of 1987.-

[COMMENCEMENT]                                      [2nd September, 1987]

THE MILITARY GOVERNOR OF ADAMAWA STATE OF NIGERIA hereby makes the following Edict-

1.       This Edict may be cited as the Adamawa State High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules Edict, 1987 and shall come into force on the 2nd day of September, 1987.

2.       In the Schedule to this Edict, unless the context otherwise requires–

“Court” means the High Court of the State; “State” means the Adamawa State of Nigeria.

3. (1)          The provisions contained in the rules set out in the Schedule to this Edict and hereinafter called “the” Rules: shall be the rules of civil procedure to be followed in the High Court of the State.

(2)     The rules may be cited as the Rules of the High Court.

4.       Where a matter arises in respect of which no provisions, or no adequate provisions are made in the Rules, the Court shall adopt such procedure as will in its view do substantial justice between the parties concerned.