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Section 8: Additional Judges.

The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887Central Act · Act 9 of 1887

[(1) If the State Government so direct, there may be appointed, by order in writing, Additional Judges of a Court of Small Causes or of two or more such Courts.]

(2) [An Additional] Judge shall discharge such of the functions of the Judge of the Court or Courts as the Judge may assign to him, and in the discharge of those functions shall exercise the same powers as the Judge.

(3) The Judge may withdraw from [an Additional] Judge any business pending before him.

(4) When the Judge is absent, the [senior] Additional Judge may discharge all or any of the functions of the Judge.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887
Section8
Marginal noteAdditional Judges.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. . Subs., ibid., for the sub-section (1).
  • substituted, Act 11 of 1915. . Subs. by Act 11 of 1915, s. 2 and the First Schedule, for "the Additional".
  • inserted. . Ins. by s. 2 and the First Schedule, ibid.

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