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When general transfer may take place

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Part 2General transfers

6 When general transfer may take place

(1)

A general transfer of proceedings from one court to another may take place if the senior judicial officers of those courts agree that one court is overloaded with pending proceedings relative to the other court and that there should be a transfer of an agreed number of proceedings.

(2)

An agreement under subsection (1) is of no effect unless it has the approval of the Council of Judges or magistrates (as the case requires) of both courts.

(3)

An approval under subsection (2) may be given before or after the making of the agreement.

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