Magistrates Act, 1993 (Act No. 90 of 1993)

14. Powers and duties of magistrates
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(1)A magistrate shall possess the powers and perform the duties conferred on or assigned to him or her by or under the laws of the Republic or, in any specific case, by the Minister after consultation with the Commission.

 

(2)The Minister may, after consultation with the Commission, make regulations conferring on or assigning to magistrates administrative powers and duties which do not affect the judicial independence of magistrates, including regulations empowering the Minister, after consultation with the Commission, to confer or assign administrative powers and duties of a general nature on or to magistrates.

 

(3)The provisions of section 16 (2) shall apply with the necessary changes in respect of any regulation made under subsection (2).

 

[Section 14 substituted by section 7 of Act No. 66 of 1998]

 

[Date of commencement of section 14: 11 March 1994]