Section 133: Absence of Magistrate
consolidated text (as at 2011, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
133. Absence of Magistrate
(1) Where the Intermediate Court or a District Court is unable to sit on
any day appointed and no Magistrate is in attendance, the Head Clerk of the
Intermediate Court or the District Clerk, as the case may be, may adjourn the
hearing of any case fixed for that day to any subsequent day and the order
shall, for all intents and purposes, be the equivalent of an order of adjournment by a Magistrate.
(2) Where a criminal case is adjourned under subsection (1), the order of
adjournment may provide for the remand of any accused party or for the taking or enlargement of bail for his appearance.
134. —
[S. 134 amended by s. 2 (b) of Act 18 of 2011 w.e.f. 9 July 2011; repealed by s. 11 (1) (a) of
Act 39 of 2011 w.e.f. 1 June 2012.]
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- What happens if no Magistrate is available on the day my case is fixed for hearing?