Court constituted by 2 JPs
3 Court constituted by 2 JPs
(1) For section 6(4) of the Act, the Court may be constituted by 2 or more JPs for the purpose of exercising the Court's criminal jurisdiction as mentioned in subregulations (2) and (3).
(2) In proceedings relating to a charge of a summary offence, the Court constituted by 2 or more JPs may do either or both of the following:
anything preliminary to the hearing of the charge;
(b) if there is no Judge available to constitute the Court to hear and determine the charge without the proceedings being unreasonably delayed – hear and determine the charge.
(3) In proceedings relating to a charge of an indictable offence that is to be heard and determined summarily, the Court constituted by 2 or more JPs:
may do anything preliminary to the hearing of the charge; but
cannot hear and determine the charge.
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