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Magistrates
[1988 Ed.
"magistrate" includes a permanent magistrate and a special magistrate;
(Replaced, 24 of 1949, s. 2)
"magistrates' clerk" includes (where there is more than one) either or any of such clerks or such other person as a magistrate directs to do anything required by this Ordinance to be done by the magistrates' clerk; [cf. U.K. 1879 c. 49, s. 48]
"party" includes the Crown and also any person aggrieved within the meaning
of section 105 or 113;
"prescribed" means prescribed or provided by any enactment which relates to any offences, penalties, fines, costs, sums of money, orders, proceedings or matters to the punishment, recovery, making or conduct of which this Ordinance expressly or impliedly applies or may be applied; [cf. U.K. 1879 c. 49, s. 49]
"prison" includes any place or building or portion of a building set apart, or hereafter to be set apart, for the purpose of a prison under any Ordinance relating to prisons;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Supreme Court;
"respondent" means the opposite party whose interest conflicts with the interest
of any person appealing within the meaning of section 105 or 113; "sum adjudged to be paid by a conviction" and "sum adjudged to be paid by an order", respectively, include any costs adjudged to be paid by the conviction or order, as the case may be, of which the amount is ascertained by such conviction or order;
"witness order" means an order made under section 84(1). (Added, 59 of 1981,
s. 2)
Saving of special procedure
3.
Nothing in this Ordinance shall affect any special procedure provided in any Ordinance.
Use of forms
4. The forms in the rules made hereunder or forms to the like effect, with such variations or additions as circumstances may require, shall be deemed good, valid and sufficient in law.
PART I
CONSTITUTION OF MAGISTRATES
Governor may by warrant appoint permanent and special magistrates
5. (1) The Governor may by warrant from time to time appoint such number of permanent and special magistrates as are in his opinion required for the efficient administration of justice in the Colony and may in the case of special magistrates by such warrant limit the jurisdiction and powers to be exercised by the person so appointed. Such appointments together with the