THE SUBORDINATE COURT (AMENDMENT)
BILL, 2023
MEMORANDUM
The object of this Bill is to amend the Subordinate Courts Act
so as to—
(a) provide for the constitution of divisions of a Subordinate
Court;
(b) revise the provisions relating to the civil jurisdiction of
the Subordinate Courts;
(c) empower the Chief Justice to set the limits of the civil
jurisdiction of magistrates by statutory instrument;
(d) provide for the holding of sessions in the Subordinate
Courts; and
(e) provide for matters connected with, or incidental to, the
foregoing.