Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 159
159. (1) Except a reference to the law, the sworn application
and the sworn reply, which are to be in a summary form, may not
contain any comment nor any matte r which is not necessary for a
statement of the material facts as regards the sworn applicatio n, or
for a rebuttal of those facts or for an indication of the pleas as
regards the sworn reply.
(2) In the case of non-compliance, the court may order any
superfluous matter to be struck out, or the written pleading to be
removed from the record and replaced by another made in
accordance with the provisions of this article.
Affidavits of
witnesses.
Amended by:
XV .1913.48.
Substituted by:
XXIV .1995.71.
Amended by:
XXII.2005.21.
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