Section 119: Qualifications of Magistrates

Courts Act · PART III: INTERMEDIATE COURT AND DISTRICT COURTS

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119. Qualifications of Magistrates No person shall be eligible for appointment to the office of Magistrate unless he is a barrister admitted to practise and has at least 2 years’ standing at the bar. [S. 119 amended by Act 41 of 1991; Act 6 of 1993.]

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