AI-assisted research summary: These regulations define “Act” and set the maximum claim amount in Small Claims Section actions at $16,000.
c t JUDICATURE ACT SMALL CLAIMS REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to July 8, 2017. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Judicature Act Small Claims Regulations Section 1 c JUDICATURE ACT Chapter J-2.1 SMALL CLAIMS REGULATIONS Pursuant to section 70 of the Judicature Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. J-2.1, Council made the following regulations: 1. Act, defined In these regulations, “Act” means the Judicature Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. J-2.1. (EC741/08) 2. Maximum sum of claim For the purposes of section 15 of the Act, the maximum sum of a claim that may be brought in an action commenced in the Small Claims Section of the Supreme Court is $16,000. (EC741/08; 387/17) c t Current to July 8, 2017 Page 3