Order 56 — Miscellaneous Provisions

Subject to particular rules, the Court may in any cause and matter make any order which it considers necessary for doing justice, whether the order has been expressly asked for by the person entitled to the benefit of the order or not.

(1) Where no specific procedure is given in any of the laws in Appendix 1 to these Rules, the rules and procedure in these Rules shall apply with necessary modification so as to comply with the subject matter the law in Appendix 1 to these Rules deals with.

(2) The Chief Judge may modify or add to the list of rules set out in Appendix 1 to these Rules.

Any fine, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty and cost ordered to be paid may be levied by distress, seizure and sale of both movable and immovable property of the person making default in payment.

In any case in which the publication of any notice is required, the same may be made by advertisement in the Federal Gazette, unless otherwise provided in any particular case by any rule of Court or otherwise ordered by the Court.

A document shall not be filed unless it has endorsed on it, the name and number of the case, the date of filing, and whether filed by plaintiff or defendant, and on being filed the endorsement shall be initialled by the Registrar.

The fees set out in Appendix 3 to these Rules may be charged in respect of the duties of a notary public or of a notarial act and any other duty mentioned.

The Registry of the Court shall, subject to the directives of the Chief Judge, be opened to the public on every day in the year from 8 o’clock in the forenoon to 2 O’clock in the afternoon, except on Saturdays and Sundays or on any day declared as public holiday by the Federal Government.

Where a matter arises in respect of which no adequate provision is made in these Rules, the Court shall adopt such procedure in similar Rules or such procedure as will in its view do substantial justice to the party.

The forms of writ, summons etc. shall be as in Civil Forms 1, 2, 3 and 4.