ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

   SECTION

PART I
Preliminary

              1.         Short title

              2.         Interpretation

PART II
High Court

              3.         Judges of the Court

              4.         Rank and precedence

              5.         Seal of the Court

              6.         Proceedings of Court to be disposed of by single judge

              7.         Assessors

              8.         Language to be employed in Court

              9.         Proceedings to be open to the public

            10.         Appellate jurisdiction of Court

            11.         Civil appeals to Court

            12.         Power in civil appeals

            13.         Appeal not to act as stay of execution

            14.         Magistrate's court to conform with order of Court

PART III
Registrar

            15.         Registrar

            16.         Powers and duties of Registrar

            17.         Authorization

            18.         Sheriff

PART IV
Civil Proceedings

            19.         Manner of securing attendance of witnesses in civil proceedings

            20.         Expenses of witnesses

            21.         Refusal of witness to give evidence

            22.         Property not liable to be seized in execution

            23.         When civil imprisonment to be decreed

            24.         Offences related to execution

PART V
General

            25.         Protection of judicial officers

            26.         Restriction of vexatious actions

            27.         Execution of warrants

            28.         Rules of court

Act 21, 1974,
Act 2, 1975,
Act 12, 1976,
S.I. 157, 1976,
Act 5, 1980,
Act 20, 1986,
Act 13, 1999,
Act 14, 2005,
Act 4, 2009.

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the High Court of Botswana.

[Date of Commencement: 1st December, 1976]

Preliminary (ss 1-2)

1.       Short title

          This Act may be cited as the High Court Act.

2.       Interpretation

          In this Act unless the context otherwise requires-

          "Court" means the High Court of Botswana;

          "customary court" and "customary court of appeal" means the customary court and customary court of appeal respectively, set up under the Customary Courts Act;

          "judge" means a judge of the Court and includes the Chief Justice;

          "judgment" includes any decision, decree, determination, finding, sentence or order of any court;

          "magistrate's court" means a court established under section 3 of the Magistrates' Courts Act;

          "Registrar" means the Registrar of the Court and includes a Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar;

          "rules of court" means rules of court made under section 28;

          "seal" includes stamp;

          "Sheriff" includes a Deputy Sheriff and persons acting under the general or special direction of the Sheriff.