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51. Where it appears to the Court that the value of the property or estate of a
deceased person does not exceed ^50, the Court may, notwithstanding anything contained
in this Order, without any probate or letters of administration, or other formal proceeding,
pay thereout any debts or charges, and pay, remit, or deliver any surplus to such persons,
subject to such conditions (if any) as the Court thinks proper, and shall not be liable to
any action, suit or proceedings in respect of anything done under this Article. Every
proceeding of the Court under this Article shall be recorded in the Minutes.
Part VIII.—Miscellaneous.
5 2 -— (0 Where it is proved that the attendance of any person subject to this Order
to give evidence, or for any other purpose connected with the administration of justice, is
required before a Court of the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Court for Zanzibar may, if it thinks
fit, in a case and in circumstances in which the Court for Zanzibar would require the
attendance of that person before the Court, order that he do attend as required. The order
may be made subject to conditions as to payment or tender of expenses or otherwise.
(2) It the person ordered to attend, having reasonable notice of the time and place at
which he is required to attend, fails to attend accordingly, and does not excuse his failure
to the satisfaction of the Court for Zanzibar, or if, when so attending to give evidence, he
wilfully gives false evidence, or refuses to be sworn or to give evidence, he shall, indepen
dently of any other liability, be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which
may extend to two months, or with fine which may extend to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with both.
53. If a person subject to this order—
(1) Wilfullv obstructs, by act or threat, any Court of the Sultan of Zanzibar in the
performance of its duty ; or
(2) Within or close to the room or place where such a Court is sitting, wilfully
misbehaves in a violent, threatening, or disrespectful manner to the distur
bance of the Court, or to the intimidation of suitors or others resorting to
the Court : or
(3) Wilfully insults any member or officer of such a Court in
returning from, any place of sitting or office of the Court ;
his going to or
He shall, on conviction before the Court for Zanzibar, be liable to be punished with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or with fine which may extend
to 1,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , or with both.
54.— (1) Every agreement for reference to arbitration between a person subject to
this Order, on the one hand, and a person not subject to this Order, on the other hand,
may, on the application of any party be filed for execution in the proper office of the
Court.
(2) The Court shall thereupon have authority to enforce the agreement and the
Award made thereunder, and to control and regulate the proceedings before and after the
Award, in such manner and on such terms as the Court may think fit.
(3) ^ a person subject to this Order wilfully gives false evidence in an arbitration, he
shall on conviction before the Court for Zanzibar be liable to the same punishment as if he
were convicted of giving false evidence in a proceeding in that Court.
55* (0 ^ non-testamentary instrument to which a person subject to this Order is a
party, executed after the 28th day of November, 1893, an( ^ purporting or operating to
create, declare, assign, limit, or extinguish, whether in present or in future, any right, title,
or interest, whether vested or contingent to, in, or over immovable property situate in
Zanzibar, shall not affect any immovable property comprised therein, or be received as
evidence of any transaction affecting that property, unless
[а) If the instrument was executed before the fourth day of November, 1908, it has
been registered at the registration office of the Zanzibar Government, or at
His Majesty's Consulate, or at some other Consulate in accordance with the
rules, if any, applicable to the registration of such instruments ;
(б) If the instrument was executed after the fourth day of November, 1908, it has
been registered in accordance with the Decrees of the Sultan of Zanzibar in
force for the time being.
(2) Provided that nothing in this Article shall
evidence in any criminal proceeding.
56. The Judge may make Rules of Court :—
make any instrument inadmissible in
(a) For regulating the pleading, practice and procedure in the Courts established
under this Order with respect to all matters within the jurisdiction of the
respective Courts ;
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