Section 16

Chapter II: . THE CHIEF COURT. | Section 16: (1) The Chief Court, when sitting as a Court of civil judicature, shall take evidence and record jud 16. (1) The Chief Court, when sitting as a Court of civil judicature, shall take evidence and record judgments and orders in such manner as it, by rule, directs, and may frame forms for any proceeding in the Court in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction. (2) The following provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure shall not apply to the Chief Court in the exercise of its original civil jurisdiction, namely, sections 119, 182 to 185 (both inclusive), 187, 189 to 191 (both inclusive), 192 (so far as it relates to the manner of taking evidence), 198, 200 to 204 (both inclusive), and so much of section 409 as relates to the making of a memorandum. (3) Section 579 of the said Code shall not apply to the Chief Court in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction.