(1)District Courts 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 a fine-only offence.
Section history
Section 8 — Criminal jurisdiction of District Courts
As in force on 31 December 2021.
The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.
(2)Every District Court has in the exercise of its jurisdiction all the powers of a Magistrate’s Court.