Section 81: President and Magistrates of Intermediate Court

81. President and Magistrates of Intermediate Court (1) The Intermediate Court shall consist of a President, to be known as the President of the Intermediate Court, and such number of Magistrates as may be established under the Civil Establishment Act, to be known as Magistrates of the Intermediate Court. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a temporary Magistrate of the Intermediate Court may be appointed when and as often as, in the opinion of the Chief Justice, his appointment is required. (3) The Chief Justice may direct that any civil case lodged before the Intermediate Court be tried in Rodrigues. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the Chief Justice may— (a) direct one or more Magistrates to try the case; (b) designate a clerk who shall have the same powers and duties in relation to the case as those of the Head Clerk of the Intermediate Court. (5) Any Magistrate to whom a direction is given under subsection (4) shall have the same powers and jurisdiction as those conferred on a Magistrate of the Intermediate Court. [S. 81 amended by Act 4 of 1999.]