ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Court of Appeal Rules
14. Power of Registrar and registrars of superior courts to reject documents
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
14. Power of Registrar and registrars of superior courts to reject documents
(1)The Registrar or the registrar of a superior court, as the case may be, may refuse to accept any document which does not comply with the requirements of rule 13.(2)Subject to rules 113 and 116, the Registrar or the registrar of a superior court, as the case may be, shall refuse to accept any document tendered without the required fee, if any, or, in the case of the memorandum of appeal in a civil appeal, the lodging of security for costs.(3)If, as the result of an error, a document is accepted which ought to have been rejected under subrule (2) on account of the failure to pay the fee or security, the document shall be deemed to have been duly lodged but the person who lodged it shall, as soon as practicable after the error is discovered, pay the fee or the balance thereof or lodge the required security.(4)A person who is dissatisfied with the decision of the Registrar or of the registrar of a superior court to reject a document under this rule may require the decision to be referred to a judge for his or her decision and an application under this subrule may be made informally at the time when the decision is given or in writing within seven days thereafter.