Section 97: Jurisdiction of District Magistrates

97. Jurisdiction of District Magistrates (1) Every District Magistrate shall have jurisdiction in every district, but the Chief Justice may direct that a District Magistrate shall have special charge of a District Court or, as the case may be, of any of its divisions. (2) The Chief Justice may assign the Island of Rodrigues or any other island forming part of the State of Mauritius to any Magistrate who shall have and exercise therein the same rights, duties, powers and jurisdiction as a District Magistrate in the Island of Mauritius and shall, in addition, perform such administrative or other duties as may, with the consent of the Chief Justice, be assigned to him. (3) Any assignment or direction under this section shall be signified in writing to the Magistrate by the Master and Registrar. (4) For the purposes of this section, Round Island, Flat Island and Gabriel Island shall be deemed to be part of the district of Rivière du Rempart. [S. 97 amended by Act 20 of 1993.]