Superior Courts Act, 2013
R 385
Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)Part I : CourtsChapter II : Judicial Officers11. Existing judicial officers to continue in office, and interpretation of certain expressions |
| (1) | All magistrates, additional magistrates and assistant magistrates holding office at the commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been appointed under this Act. |
| (2) | References in any other law to chief magistrates, resident magistrates, magistrates, additional magistrates, civil magistrates or criminal magistrates, shall be read as referring to magistrates appointed under this Act. |
| (3) | All such references to assistant resident magistrates or to assistant magistrates shall be read as referring to assistant magistrates appointed under this Act. |