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(4) The Supreme Court may, of its own motion, or upon the report of a Provincial Court, or on the application of any party concerned, require any case, civil or criminal, pending in any Provincial or Local Court to be transferred to, or tried in, the Supreme Court, or may direct in what Court and in what mode, subject to the provisions of this Order, any such case shall be tried.
27. The Supreme Court and each Provincial and Local Court shall be auxiliary to one another in all particulars relative to the administration of justice, civil or criminal.
28. Subject to the provisions of this Order, criminal and civil cases may be tried as follows :-
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(a) in the case of the Supreme Court, by the Judge alone,
or with a jury, or with assessors.
(b) in the case of a Provincial Court, by the Judge alone, or
with assessors.
(c) in the case of a Local Court, by the Judge alone, without
assessors or jury.
29.-(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Order, the Court shall not exercise any jurisdiction in any proceeding whatsoever over the High Commissioner, or over his official or other residences or his official or other property.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Order, the Court shall not exercise, except with the consent of the High Commissioner, signified in writing to the Court, any jurisdiction in any proceed- ing over any person attached to, or in the service of the High Commissioner, or being a member of his staff.
(3) If, in any case under this Order, it appears to the Court that the attendance of the High Commissioner, or of any person attached to or being in the service of the High Commissioner, or being a member of his staff, to give evidence before the Court is requisite in the interest of justice, the Court may address to the High Commissioner a request in writing for such attendance. (4) A person so attending to give evidence before the Court shall not be compelled or allowed to give any evidence or produce any document if, in the opinion of the High Commissioner, signified by him personally or in writing to the Court, the giving or production thereof would be injurious to His Majesty's interests.
30. Where, by virtue of this Order or otherwise, any provisions of any Imperial Act, or of any Law of a British possession, or of any Order in Council other than this Order, are applicable in any place within the limits of this Order, or any forms, regula- tions or procedure prescribed or established by or under any such Act, Law or Order are made applicable for any purpose of this Order or any other Order relating to Egypt, such Acts, Laws, Orders, forms, regulations or procedure may be construed or used with such alterations and adaptations not affecting the substance-
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as may be necessary, having regard to local circumstances, and any- thing required to be done by to or before a Court, Judge, officer, or authority may be done by to or before a Court, Judge, officer, or authority having the like or analogous functions, or by to or before any officer designated by the Secretary of State or by the Court (as the case may require) for that purpose, and the seal of the Supreme or Provincial Court as the case may be may be sub- stituted for any other seal; and in case any difficulty occurs in the application thereof, it shall be lawful for the Secretary of State to direct by, to or before whom, and in what manner, anything is to be done, and such Act, Law, Order, form, regulation or procedure shall be construed accordingly.
Where under any such Imperial Act, Law, Order or regula- tions, any publication is required to be made as respects any judicial proceeding in any Gazette or otherwise, such publica-
tion shall in Egypt be made in such newspaper or by such other mode as the Court shall think fit to direct.
Crown Prosecutor.
31.-(1) The Secretary of State may from time to time appoint a competent person to act as Crown Prosecutor, on such terms or with such remuneration as may be approved by the Treasury. (2) The Crown Prosecutor shall have such powers and shall perform such duties with respect to the commencement and prosecution of criminal proceedings, including preliminary ex- aminations and trials, and also the framing and alteration (before trial) of charges, as may be prescribed by Rules of Court and shall also perform such other duties in connection with the Court as may be prescribed by Rules of Court or are ordinarily undertaken by the Attorney-General of a Colony.
(3) Except so far as the Crown Prosecutor, under Rules of Court, may be required to intervene, or may exercise any dis- cretionary power of intervention, in any criminal proceedings, this Article shall not affect the duties or powers of a private prosecutor.
(4) Subject to Rules of Court, the Crown Prosecutor shall act in accordance with any instructions of the Secretary of State.
Public Prosecutors.
32. The officer performing the duties of Registrar in a Pro- vincial or Local Court shall, when required by the Court, act as public prosecutor, and conduct the prosecution in any criminal
case.
Jurors and Assessors.
33.-(1) Every male resident British subject, being of the age of 21 years or upwards, having a competent knowledge of the English language, having or earning a gross income at such rate as may be fixed by Rules of Court, not having been attainted of treason or felony, or convicted of any crime that is infamous
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