Section 78 — District Court Act 2016: Exceptions

78 Exceptions (1) The court does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine the following classes of proceeding: (a) proceedings for the recovery of land (but see section 79(1)(a) ): (b) proceedings relating to the title to a royal privilege or other grant of a Crown prerogative: (c) proceedings relating to the validity or interpretation of a will: (d) proceedings or applications that under any enactment must be heard and determined by a court other than the District Court. (2) However, despite subsection (1)(c), the court does have jurisdiction to hear and determine any proceedings in which title to inheritable property is in issue if the proceedings are otherwise within its jurisdiction. Compare: 1947 No 16 ss 29(1) , 35