The Leprosy Act

ing justice. penalty for trespassing on leprosarium. aiding leper to escape. detention and recapture of leprous patients. evidence required to prove leprosy. c . authority to make tests and take samples. cleansing and disinfection of premises. penalty.

The Leprosy Act

ing justice? means a visiting justice of a leprosarium appointed by the minister under section 29. establishment of leprosarium 3. the minister may by order declare any buildings and any land attached thereto to be a leprosarium and thereupon such build

The Leprosy Act

ing justice, after due enquiry upon oath, may order any such inmate to undergo either or both of the following punish- ments, namely? (a) solitary confinement for not longer than seven days; (b) ?imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term n

The Malicious Injuries to Property Act - Courts and Judiciary

ing justice, to be dealt with according to law. s51. where any person shall be charged, on the oath of a credible witness, before any justice with any offence punishable on summary conviction under this act, the justice may summon the person charged to a

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice? means the resident magistrate sitting an examining justice in a court of petty sessions under section 2 of the act; ?preliminary report? means a report. drafted for the purpose set out in rule 6; ?prosecution? includes all prosecution agenc

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice in cases of abuse of process. 11. upon service of a preliminary report, the resident magistrate shall? (a) ensure that the accused person or his attorney-at-law have had an opportunity to consider the preliminary report; (b) where appropria

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice may permit or require committal proceedings to take place where the: prosecution have. not completed their file and material remains. outstanding where he considers it in the interests of justice to do so. (3) in exercising his discretion to

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice shall regard this as a significant matter. (5) while the seriousness of the allegations is a relevant matter, the expectation is that such cases require greater expedition and effort to be ready on time, (6) the mere fact that a case is seri

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice, should he decline either to adjourn the hearing or set a new timetable or otherwise excuse the failure, may in the interests of justice do one of the following? (a) rule inadmissible for the purposes of committal proceedings only, any materi

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice (or the clerk of courts) will ensure that the original statement for each witness has been properly signed and dated by them or, where the defendant is represented and the ?parties agree, the examining justice may read the statements and exhib

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice shall decide whether there is a prima facie case and if, in his judgment, there is not a prima facie case, he shall? (a) announce so in open court, giving brief reasons for his decision; and : (6) discharge the accused person. (11) if the e

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice; (¢) the name of accused person; (d) the date of birth of the accused person; (¢) the address of the accused person; () that no witnesses gave oral evidence; (2) the charges upon which committed; (7) the venue of circuit court to which committ

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice may ask questions at any stage. (2) a verbatim record of the evidence shall be kept by the examining justice. (3) if the verbatim record of the evidence is written or typed, then, once the witness has completed his evidence, or at the end of

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice presiding over the committal proceedings. (16) once it has been confirmed that all formalities have been properly observed and the statement has been read, the examining justice will state, in open court, that this statement is admitted into

The Committal Proceedings Act

ing justice finds a prima facie case on any charge, he shall commit the accused person for trial on those charges and issue the standard directions for cases committed to the circuit court. (27) the court shall issue a certificate to be known as the ?cer