Judges
Judges to be justices of the peace ex officio. 47. Every judge of the Supreme Court shall be a justice of the peace by virtue of his office.
Interest
Interest on claims for debt and damages. 48. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the High Court may, in any proceedings brought in the High Court for the recovery of any debt or damages, order that there shall be included in the sum for which judgment is given interest at such rate as it thinks fit on the whole or any part of the debt or damages for the whole or any part of the period between the date when the cause of action arose and the date of the judgment.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall―
- (a) authorize the giving of interest upon interest;
- (b) apply in relation to any debt on which interest is payable as of right whether by virtue of any agreement or otherwise; or
- (c) affect the damages recoverable for the dishonour of a bill of exchange.
(3) The powers conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised—
- (a) whether or not interest is expressly claimed;
- (b) at any time after judgment is entered in any case in which it appears that the failure to apply for or to award interest was through inadvertence; and
- (c) in the case of a judgment entered by default or by order of the Registrar, by the Registrar.
Interest on judgments. 49. A judgment debt shall carry interest at such rate as may be prescribed by rules of court on the aggregate amount thereof, or on such part thereof as for the time being remains unsatisfied from the date of the judgment until satisfaction.
Contempt of court
Appeal in cases of contempt of court.
[cf. 1960 c. 65, s. 13.]
50. (1) Subject to this section, an appeal shall lie from any order or decision of a court, other than the Court of Appeal, in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt of court, including criminal contempt; and in relation to any such order or decision this section shall have effect in substitution for any other law relating to appeals in civil or criminal proceedings.
(2) An appeal under this section shall lie to the Court of Appeal in any case at the instance of the person against whom the proceedings for contempt of court were brought or the order was made and, in the case of an application for committal or attachment, at the instance of the applicant.
(3) The Court of Appeal may on appeal reverse or vary the order or decision of a court, and make such other order as may be just; and without prejudice to the powers of any court to grant bail, provision may be made by rules of court for authorizing the release on bail of an appellant under this section.
(4) In this section—
- (a) “court” includes any tribunal or person having power to punish for contempt; and
- (b) references to an order or decision of a court in the exercise of jurisdiction to punish for contempt of court include references to
