Civil law act 1956 (Act 67) : (as at 10th June 2003) / compiled by Legal Research Board

CONTENT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation

PART II
3 Application of U.K. common law, rules of equity and certain statutes
4 Administration of insolvent estates, and winding up of companies
5 Application of English law in commercial matters
6 Immovable property

PART III
FATAL ACCIDENTS AND SURVIVAL OF CAUSES OF ACTION
7 Compensation to the family of a person for loss occasioned by his death
8 Effect of death on certain causes of action

PART IV
TORT-FEASORS AND AWARD OF INTEREST
9 (Repealed by the Married Women Ordinance, 1957)
10 Proceedings against, and contribution between, joint and several tort-feasors
11 Power of Courts to award interest on debts and damages

PART V
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE AND COMMON EMPLOYMENT
12 Apportionment of liability in case of contributory negligence
13 Saving for Marchant Shipping Ordinance, 1952
14 Common employment

PART VI
FRUSTRATED CONTRACTS
15 Adjustment of rights and liabilities of parties to frustrated contracts

PART VIA
APPORTIONMENT
16 Provisions as to application of section 15
16A Interpretation
16B Rents, etc., to accrue from day to day
16C Apportioned part of rent, etc., to be payable when next entire portion
due
16D Remedies for recovering apportioned parts
16E Exclusion of policies of assurance
16F Exclusion by express stipulation
16G Validation of past apportionment's

PART VII
DISPOSAL AND DEVOLUTION OF PROPERTY
17 General restrictions on accumulation of income.
18 Qualification of restrictions on accumulation
19 Restriction on accumulation for the purchases of land
20 Validation of appointments where objects are excluded or take illusory
shares
21 Executor deemed to be trustee for person entitled to residue on intestacy
22 Charges on property of deceased to be paid primarily out of the property
charged
23 Moneys payable under policy of assurance not to form part of the estate
of the insured
24 Bona Vacantia
25 Saving

PART VIII
26 Agreement by way of gaming or wearing to be null and void
27 Infants
28 No person chargeable with rent bona fide paid to holder under defective
title
29 Repeal