1988 Ed.]
Magistrates
Section
Distress and committal warrants
[CAP. 227
3
Page
51.
Warrant of distress.
52.
Allowing defendant to go at large until return made to warrant, etc.
53.
Commitment in default of sufficient distress......
333
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35
54.
Commitment of defendant where no remedy or punishment in default of
sufficient distress......................................
36
55.
Commitment of defendant in first instance.......
36
56.
Commitment for disobedience of order to do some act, etc., not being payment
of money.
37
57.
Consecutive sentences of imprisonment
37
58.
On payment of fine and expenses distress not to be levied, or party, if
imprisoned, to be discharged.
37
59.
Provisions as to warrants of distress.................
38
60.
Special provisions as to warrant of commitment for non-payment of money
and as to warrant of distress.......
39
Recognizances, etc.
61.
Exercise on complaint of power to bind over to keep the peace..
39
62.
Power to reduce or vary security
40
63.
Recognizance taken out of court.
40
64.
Mode of giving security and enforcement thereof
40
65.
Enforcing recognizance for appearance....
41
Civil debts
66.
[Repealed].....
67.
Enforcing civil debt
42
42
Scale of imprisonment for non-payment of money, etc.
68.
Scale of imprisonment for non-payment of money adjudged to be paid, etc.
42
Costs
69.
Power to award costs and recovery thereof by distress.....
70.
Procedure for compelling prosecutor to pay costs..
71.
Costs where fine does not exceed $20
43
43
44
PART III
INDICTABLE OFFENCES
71A.
Interpretation.
72.
Procedure on information being laid.
73.
Warrant to apprehend for offence committed on high seas, etc.
74.
Warrant to apprehend where indictment is filed by Attorney General pursuant
to direction or with consent of a judge.
75.
Complaint or information to be in writing and defects therein
76.
Service of summonses..............
77.
Forms, etc., of warrants.
78.
Summons or warrant for witness, etc.
79.
Power to remand accused.
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