(1)District Courts shall have jurisdiction and power to try any offence for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law does not exceed 10 years or which is punishable with a fine only.
Section history
Section 8 — Criminal jurisdiction of District Courts
As in force on 31 August 2018.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 August 2018 You are here
- 31 October 2018 Act 19 of 2018, S 724 of 2018
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)Every District Court shall have in the exercise of its jurisdiction all the powers of a Magistrate’s Court.