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HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK ACT 2011 No. 32 - SECT 272

272 Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence

(1) The proceeding must be before a magistrate if it is a proceeding—

(a) for the summary conviction of a person on a charge for an indictable offence; or
(b) for an examination of witnesses for a charge for an indictable offence.

(2) However, if the proceeding is brought before a justice who is not a magistrate, jurisdiction is limited to taking or making a procedural action or order within the meaning of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991.



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