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MAGISTRATES . [ 10 or 1890. ) 1175



No. 10 OF 1890 .

An Ordinance to amend and consolidate the Law relating Title.
to the Jurisdiction of Magistrates and the procedure
and practice before Magistrates in relation to offences
punishable on summary conviction and to indictable
offences before Magistrates and for other purposes .
[ 11th July, 1890. )
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PART I.
PRELIMINARY .

1. This ordinance may be cited for all purposes as The Short title.
Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.
2. In the interpretation of this ordinance unless the context Interpreta
be repugnant thereto or inconsistent therewith the words and tion .
expressions hereinafter mentioned shall have and include the
meanings and applications following :--
Court means the Supreme Court.
Full Court means the Chief Justice and Puisne Judge
sitting together.
Judge means a Judge of the Court.
Pegistrar means the Registrar or either of the Deputy
Registrars of the Court.
Mayistrate means a Police Magistrate.
Indictable Offence means any crine or offence for which ar
Magistrate is authorised or empowered to commit the
accused to prison for trial before the Court.
Ojience punishable summrily or on summary conviction
means any crime or offence which a Magistrate is
empowered to deal with summarily.
Civil delt means any sum of money claimed to be due
which is recoverable under this ordinance or any past
or future ordinance or statute before a Magistrate or
before a Justice or Justices of the Peace upon coin
plaint and not on information .
Oath includes affirmation and declaration.
Counsel means any Barrister, Advocate or Solicitor having
the right of audience before any Court in the Colony.