Civil Code (Cap. 16)

Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 254

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254. (1) Fifteen days at least before the hearing of the action referred to in the last preceding article, a notice as in Form B in Part II of the First Schedule to this Code shall, by order of t he court, be published in the Government Gazette, calling upon any party interested to declare, wit hin fifteen days from the publi cation of such notice, by means of a note, whether he desires to conte st the action. (2) Notice of the day appointed f or the trial of the action shal l be given to any person who shall have filed such note within th e said time. Provisions of ss.253 and 254 to apply, without prejudice to ss. 960 to 962 of Code of Organization and Civil Procedure . Cap. 12.

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