PART VCRIMINAL JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction to deal with offences

Summary trial of charges in and out of petty sessions18

1

Except as otherwise provided by this Article, a complaint charging a summary offence or an indictable offence with which the court has decided to deal summarily under this Order or any other enactment shall be heard and determined by a court of summary jurisdiction.

2

A resident magistrate, if satisfied that a person charged with a summary offence or with an indictable offence which he has decided to deal with summarily in accordance with this Order or any other enactment is unable to give bail for his appearance before a court of summary jurisdiction, may hear and determine the complaint out of petty sessions.

Para. (3) rep. by 2002 c. 26

4

Procedure before a resident magistrate orF1 lay magistrate sitting out of petty sessions shall be as before a court of summary jurisdiction and—

a

a resident magistrateF1. . . so sitting may in relation to any matter which he has jurisdiction to hear and determine under paragraph (2)F1. . . exercise all the powers of a court of summary jurisdiction; and

b

orders made by a resident magistrate orF1 lay magistrate so sitting shall have effect as orders made by a court of summary jurisdiction sitting for the petty sessions district for which the resident magistrateF1 or lay magistrate acted.