Justice of the peace courts: summary criminal jurisdiction and powers where proceedings heard by a stipendiary magistrate
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3.—(1) Paragraph (2) applies to proceedings in a JP court—
(a)heard to any extent by a stipendiary magistrate; and
(b)in which sentence has not been pronounced before 1st April 2016.
(2) A JP court when constituted by a summary sheriff has, in addition to the jurisdiction and powers the court has otherwise, the summary criminal jurisdiction and powers of a sheriff.