Cap. 338B 《小額錢債審裁處(費用)規則》Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules
生效中Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules
[26 February 1988]
(Format changes—E.R. 4 of 2018)
1. Citation
These rules may be cited as the Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules.
2. Fees
The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable in respect of all proceedings taken in the tribunal.
3. Payment of fees
Save as otherwise provided in the Schedule, the fees specified therein shall be payable either by adhesive stamps or by causing the relevant document to be franked with the amount of the fee.
4. Power of registrar
The registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee specified in the Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and shall, if he exercises this power, endorse on the relevant document a note of the reduction, remission or deferment and of the reasons therefor.
Schedule
[rr. 2, 3 & 4] (L.N. 112 of 2024)Fees
| Item | Particular | Fee $ | ||||||
| Filing of Claims and Summonses etc., and Applications | ||||||||
| 1. | Filing of a claim or counterclaim where the amount claimed— | |||||||
| (a) | does not exceed $5,000 | 20 | ||||||
| (b) | exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $25,000 | 40 | ||||||
| (c) | exceeds $25,000 but does not exceed $50,000 | 70 | ||||||
| (d) | exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $75,000 (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 120 | ||||||
| 1A. | Inter-partes summons and copy including service, each summons (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 55 | ||||||
| 2. | Summons and copy including service, each witness | 33 | ||||||
| 2A. | Filing of an amended document (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 20 | ||||||
| 2B. | Filing of a writ of execution (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 55 | ||||||
| 2C. | Application to set aside an award or order (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 61 | ||||||
| 3. | Application for review | 61 | ||||||
| 4. | Application for leave to appeal | 61 | ||||||
| Copies, Translation, Transcription, Authentication and Searches | ||||||||
| 5. | Copy of a document made in the registry of the tribunal, per page (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 4 | ||||||
| Note (with no legislative effect)— No fee is payable for the copy if it is an electronic copy obtained from a designated information system: see rule 4 of the Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) (Small Claims Tribunal) (Electronic Fees) Rules (Cap. 638 sub. leg. I). (E.R. 1 of 2025) | ||||||||
| 6. | Copy of a document made in the registry of the tribunal and certification— (L.N. 112 of 2024) | |||||||
| (a) | for each page or portion of a page | 5.5 | ||||||
| (b) | for each page or portion of a page exceeding in size 210 mm x 297 mm | such additional fee as the registrar may fix | ||||||
| 7. | Translation of any document made in the registry of the tribunal and certificate, per page | in the discretion of the registrar | ||||||
| 8. | Certifying translation made elsewhere, per page | 20 | ||||||
| 8A. | Transcription made in the registry of the tribunal— | |||||||
| (a) | per English word | 0.14 | ||||||
| (b) | per Chinese character (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 0.1 | ||||||
| 8B. | Authentication of documents by the Registrar (as defined by section 2 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336)) (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 125 | ||||||
| 9. | Every search in the registry of the tribunal for each register, file or document | 18 | ||||||
| Bailiff’s Expenses | ||||||||
| 10. | Watchman’s fee per day | 83 | ||||||
| 10A. | Delivery of documents relating to a claim or counterclaim, each address (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 10 | ||||||
| 11. | Transportation or conveyance expenses and overtime, according to distance and time | actual expenditure plus 20% being administrative charges | ||||||
| Taking Evidence | ||||||||
| 12. | Attendance of any Government official to produce or prove in the tribunal any record or document called by any party other than the Government (25 of 1998 s. 2) | 61 | ||||||
| 13. | Attendance of any Government official to give any other evidence in the tribunal— | |||||||
| (a) | when called as an expert | in the discretion of the registrar | ||||||
| (b) | when not called as an expert, per hour or portion of an hour of attendance | 61 | ||||||
| 14. | Filing any affidavit or declaration (other than affidavit or declaration of a bailiff of court) (including administering any oath or taking any declaration in the registry of the tribunal) (L.N. 315 of 1992) | 121 | ||||||
| 14A. | Travelling expenses for each witness summoned by a party (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 55 | ||||||
| 15. | (Repealed L.N. 315 of 1992) | |||||||
| Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| 15A. | Each audiotape that has a capacity of 60 minutes and contains an audio recording of proceedings in the tribunal (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 80 | ||||||
| 15B. | Each compact disc that has a capacity of at least 700 megabytes and contains an audio recording of proceedings in the tribunal (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 170 | ||||||
| 15C. | Each digital versatile disc that has a capacity of at least 4.7 gigabytes and contains an audio recording of proceedings in the tribunal (L.N. 112 of 2024) | 210 | ||||||
| 16. | Filing any notice or document in the tribunal not hereinbefore referred to (other than a notice or document expressing an intention not to proceed with a claim, counterclaim or defence) | 55 | ||||||
| 17. | Sealing any document in connection with proceedings in the tribunal not hereinbefore referred to | 55 | ||||||
| 18. | Any other matter or proceeding not hereinbefore referred to and for which no fee has been specified herein | such fee as the registrar may fix | ||||||
| (L.N. 111 of 1991; L.N. 315 of 1992; L.N. 87 of 1994; L.N. 340 of 2000; L.N. 28 of 2001; L.N. 112 of 2024) | ||||||||