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the civil procedure act - Kenya Law Reports

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192[Subsidiary][Order 48, rule 4.]Special rules of<strong>procedure</strong>.CAP. 21 Civil Procedure [Rev. 20104. Any special rules of <strong>procedure</strong> not contained in <strong>the</strong>se Rules whichwith <strong>the</strong>se Rules, prevail and be deemed to govern <strong>the</strong> <strong>procedure</strong> in <strong>the</strong> matter<strong>the</strong>rein mentioned.ORDER 49SPECIAL POWERS OF REGISTRARS[Order 49, rule 1.]Registrar to be[Order 49, rule 2.]When Judgmentmay be entered byRegistrar.1. Wherever in <strong>the</strong>se Rules it is provided that any ministerial <strong>act</strong> or thingmay be done by <strong>the</strong> court, that <strong>act</strong> or thing may be done by <strong>the</strong> registrar or byJustice by writing under his hand.2. Judgment may, on application in writing, be entered by <strong>the</strong> registrar or,empowered by <strong>the</strong> Chief Justice by writing under his hand, in <strong>the</strong> followingcases:(a) under Order 10: (consequence of non-appearance, default ofdefence and failure to serve);(b) in all o<strong>the</strong>r cases in which <strong>the</strong> parties consent to judgment beingentered in agreed terms; or(c) under Order 25, rule 3 (costs, where suit withdrawn or discontinued).[Order 49, rule 3.]Consent orders.[Order 49, rule 4.]No judgment againstGovernment indefault of pleadingwithout leave ofcourt.[Order 49, rule 5.]Execution may beordered by Registrar.[Order 49, rule 6.]Registrar a CivilCourt.3. Any order may, by consent of <strong>the</strong> parties evidenced in writing, beauthorised in writing by <strong>the</strong> Chief Justice.4. Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 2, in any proceedingsagainst <strong>the</strong> Government no judgment for <strong>the</strong> plaintiff shall be entered in defaultof appearance or pleading without <strong>the</strong> leave of <strong>the</strong> court, and any applicationfor such leave shall be served by notice of motion served not less than sevendays before <strong>the</strong> return day.5. Formal orders for attachment and sale of property and for <strong>the</strong> issue ofnotices to show cause on applications for arrest and imprisonment in executionof a decree of <strong>the</strong> High Court may be made by <strong>the</strong> registrar or, in a subordinate<strong>the</strong> Chief Justice by writing under his hand, but in <strong>the</strong> event of any objectionbeing taken to <strong>the</strong> proceedings <strong>the</strong>reunder, all fur<strong>the</strong>r proceedings shall bebefore a judge.6. For <strong>the</strong> purposes of rules 2, 3 and 4 a registrar or, in a subordinate court,

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