(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 3 January 2023.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 October 2018 Act 19 of 2018, S 724 of 2018
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 3 January 2023 You are here
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(2)Every District Court has in the exercise of its jurisdiction all the powers of a Magistrate’s Court.