The State Law and Order Restoration Council hereby enacts the following
Law:-

1. This Law shall be called the Law Amending the Court Fees Act.

2. This Law shall come into force with effect from the 1st of April, 1990.

3. Serial number I of Schedule I of the Court Fees Act shall be substituted by the following serial number :-

Court-fees
Schedule I
Ad valorem fees

Number		Proper fee
1. Plaint written statement pleading a setoff or counter-claim or memorandum of appeal (not otherwise provided for in this Act) or of cross-objection presented to any Civil or Revenue Court except those mentioned in section 3.	When the amount or value of Fifteen kyats. the subject-matter in dispute does not exceed one hundred kyats When such amount or value exceeds one hundred kyats, for everyone hundred kyats or part thereof, in excess of one hundred kyats, up to one thousand kyats. When such amount or value exceeds one thousand kyats, for every one thousand kyats, or part thereof, in excess of one thousand kyats, up to ten thousand kyats. When such amount or value exceeds ten thousand kyats for every five thousand kyats, or part thereof, in excess of ten thousand kyats, up to fifty thousand kyats. When such amount or value exceeds fifty thousand kyats, for every ten thousand kyats, or part there of in excess of fifty thousand kyats, up to one hundred thousand kyats. When such amount or value exceeds one hundred thousand kyats, for every fifty thousand kyats, or part thereof, in excess of one hundred thousand kyats. Provided that the maximum fee leviable on a plaint of memorandum of appeal shall be fifteen thousand kyats.	Fifteen Kyats. Fifteen Kyats. One hundred Kyats. Three hundred Kyats. Three hundred Kyats. Five hundred Kyats

4. In the Proper fee column in serial numbers 6,7,8 and 9 respectively of Schedule 1 of the Court Fees Act, the expression "Seventy five pya" shall be substituted by the expression "One kyat and fifty pyas," the expression "One kyat and fifty pyas," shall be substituted by the expression "Three Kyats" the expression "Two kyat" shall be substituted by the expression "Four kyats" the expression "Three Kyat" shall be substituted by the expression "Six kyats," the expression "Four kyat" shall be substituted by the expression "Eight kyats" and the expression "Sixteen kyat" shall be substituted by the expression "Thirty two kyats".

5. In the Proper fee column in serial number 14 of Schedual I of the Court Fees Act, the expression "Four kyat" shall be substituted by the expression "Five kyats".

6. In the Proper fee column in serial number 11 and 12 of Schedual I of the Court Fees Act, the expression "Four per centum" shall be substituted by the expression "Five per centum," the expression "five per centum" shall be 7 substituted by the expression "six per centum" and the expression "Six per centum" shall be substituted by the expression "Seven per centum".

7. In the Proper fee column of Schedule II of the Court Fees Act:-

(a) the expression "Twenty five pyas" contained in serial number 1 shall be substituted by the expression "One kyat";

(b) the expression "One kyat and fifty pyas" contained in serial numbers 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11 respectively shall be substituted by the expression "Five kyats";

(c) the expression "Three kyat" contained in serial numbers 1, 1-A, 3 and 10 respectively shall be substituted by the expression "Ten kyats";

(d) the expression "Five kyats" contained in serial numbers 1, 3, 10 and 11 respectively shall be substituted by the expression "Fifteen kyats":

(e) the expression "Fifteen kyats" contained in serial numbers 12 and 14 shall be substituted by the expression "Thirty kyats";

(f) the expression "Twenty kyat" contained in serial number 17 shall be substituted by the expression "Thirty kyats";

(g) the expression "Thirty kyat" contained in serial numbers 18 and 19 shall be substituted by the expression "Sixty kyats";

(h) the expression "Sixty kyats" contained in serial numbers 20 and 21 shall be substituted by the expression "One hundred and twenty kyats".

Sd./ Saw Maung
Senior General
Chairman
The State Law and Order Restoration Council