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s 69

Where action to be commenced

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69 Where action to be commenced

(1)

The Court has jurisdiction throughout the State.

(2)

An action shall be commenced in the Court sitting at the place nearest to where —

(a)

the defendant or one of 2 or more defendants, as the case may be, resides or carries on business; or

(b)

the cause of action or claim arose either wholly or in some material part; or

(c)

a debt or sum of money is made payable under an engagement or promise in writing given by the defendant.

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