National Industrial Court Act

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I

Constitution of the National Industrial Court

SECTION

1. Establishment of the National Industrial Court.
2. Appointment of the President and Judges of the Court.
3. Tenure of office of the President and Judges of the Court.
4. Precedence.
5. Salaries and allowances of the President and Judges of the Court.
6. Seal of the Court.

PART II

Jurisdiction and Law

1. Jurisdiction, etc.
2. Power of the Court in civil appeals.
3. Appeals to the Court of Appeal.
4. Enforcement of judgment.
5.  Cessation of jurisdiction, etc.

12.   Practice and procedure.

13.   Administration of law and equity.

14.   Determination of matter completely and finally.

15.   Rules of equity to prevail.

16.   Injunctions.

17.   Orders of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari.

18.   Injunction of in lieu of quo warranto.

19.   Power of Court to make certain orders.

20.   Reconciliation in civil cases.

PART III

Sitting and Distribution of Business

1. Divisions of Court.
2. Sittings.
3. Lack of quorum.
4. Power of transfer.
5. Proceedings to be disposed of by a panel of Judges.
6. Powers of a panel of Judges in Court and in chambers.
7. Discharge of orders made in chambers.

PART IV

General Provisions as to Trial and Procedure

1. Decision of the Court.
2. Use of assessors.
3. Reference for report.
4. Reference for trial.
5. Powers and remuneration of referees and arbitrators.
6. Statement of case pending arbitration.
7. Power of the Court to impose terms as to costs.
8. Meaning of “reference”.

PART V

Rules of Court

36. Power to make Rules of Court.

PART VI

Miscellaneous

1. Chief Registrar and other officers of the Court.
2. Negligence or misconduct of officers.
3. Restriction on officers of the Court buying property sold at execution.
4. Costs.
5. Allowances to witness.
6. How allowances are to be defrayed.
7. Person in Court may be required to give evidence though not summoned.
8. Witness summons in civil causes and matters.
9. Representation of Government.
10. Right to practice.
11. Appeal not to operate as a stay of execution.
12. Notes of evidence and minutes of proceedings to be kept by presiding Judge.
13. Inspection.
14. President of the Court may appoint commissioners for affidavits or for taking evidence.
15. Protection of commissioners from action.
16. Judicial officers not liable to be sued if they acted in good faith.
17. Repeal of Part II of Cap. 432 L.F.N. 1990, etc.
18. Interpretation.
19. Short title.

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT ACT