Summary Jurisdiction (Procedure)

Cap. 99 · Revised Edition 2020 · 140 sections

s. 1Short title
s. 2Interpretation
s. 3Application of the Act
s. 4Acts done partly within and partly beyond court’s jurisdiction
s. 5Presumption of age of child
s. 6Saving of right of punishment
s. 7Saving of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
s. 8Saving of offences constituted by other statutes
s. 9Restrictions of jurisdiction in respect of questions of title or insolvency
s. 10Punishment under the Act
s. 11Infliction of less penalty
s. 12Award of compensation to person injured
s. 13Effect of payment of compensation
s. 14Reduction of term of imprisonment
s. 15Consecutive sentences of imprisonment
s. 16Abetment of summary conviction offence
s. 17Attempt and incitement to commit summary conviction offence
s. 18Mode of instituting proceeding
s. 19General right of making complaint
s. 20Limitation of complaint
s. 21Form and requisites of complaint
s. 22Statement of exception
s. 23Issue of search warrant and proceedings thereunder
s. 24Searching licensed places
s. 25Issue of summons to defendant
s. 26Issue of single summons on more than one information
s. 27Service of summons on defendant
s. 28Hearing ex parte, or issue of warrant, on non-appearance of defendant
s. 29Issue of warrant for defendant in first instance
s. 30Issue of summons for witness
s. 31Service of summons on witness
s. 32Warrant for witness after summons
s. 33Issue of warrant for witness in first instance
s. 34Dealing with witness arrested under warrant
s. 35Non-attendance of witness on adjourned hearing
s. 36Dealing with witness refusing to be sworn or give evidence
s. 37Time and place of hearing
s. 38Conduct of case
s. 39Non-appearance of complainant
s. 40Non-appearance of defendant
s. 41Guilty plea by post. Procedure thereon. Schedule
s. 42Non-appearance of both parties
s. 43Appearance of both parties
s. 44Hearing
s. 45Cross-complaints
s. 46Addresses
s. 47Adjournment and proceeding thereon
s. 48Taking of prints by order of the court
s. 49Transfer of cause where ground of complaint has arisen out of jurisdiction of the court
s. 50Reduction of charge from indictable to summary conviction offence
s. 51Where charge appears to be one proper for indictment
s. 52Time of decision and order
s. 53Imprisonment in default of payment of penalty
s. 54Power to impose a fine in lieu of imprisonment
s. 55Scale of imprisonment for non payment of money adjudged to be paid by order
s. 56Full offence charged-attempt proved
s. 57Attempt charged-full offence proved
s. 58Full offence charged-part proved
s. 59Discharging defendant without punishment
s. 60Order for costs and compensation
s. 61Powers of the court as to mode of payment of money adjudged to be paid by order
s. 62Allowance of further time
s. 63Deposit of money in lieu of surety
s. 64Distress warrant
s. 65Commitment or security until return made to distress warrant
s. 66Imprisonment in default of distress
s. 67General provisions with respect to distress warrants
s. 68Payment of amount of distress warrant
s. 69Committal of defendant in certain cases
s. 70Obligation to allow time for payment of penalties
s. 71Postponing issue of warrant of commitment
s. 72Where the conviction or order directs imprisonment only
s. 73Commencement of imprisonment
s. 74Varying or discharging of order for sureties
s. 75Right of person imprisoned in default to be released on payment of sum adjudged to be paid
s. 76Determination of liability of defendant on satisfaction of, or discharge from, order
s. 77Imprisonment for a subsequent offence
s. 78Summary order to do specific act
s. 79Remand of person charged
s. 80General provisions as to dealing summarily with crimes
s. 81Interpretation of terms in Part IX
s. 82Enforcement in Belize of maintenance orders made in England or Northern Ireland
s. 83Transmission of maintenance orders made in Belize
s. 84Provisional orders of maintenance against persons resident in England or Northern Ireland
s. 85Confirmation by summary jurisdiction court of maintenance order made in England or Northern Ireland
s. 86Regulations to facilitate communications between courts
s. 87Mode of enforcing orders
s. 88Application of provisions relating to summary jurisdiction procedure
s. 89Proof of document signed by officers of court
s. 90Depositions to be evidence
s. 91Extension of Act
s. 92Statement of ownership of property
s. 93Statement of ownership of church
s. 94Statement of ownership of public property
s. 95Arrest of offender in certain cases
s. 96Bail where offender taken into custody without warrant
s. 97Form and requisites of warrant of apprehension
s. 98Execution of warrant
s. 99Handcuffing of person arrested
s. 100Police station to be lock-up
s. 101Stolen goods search warrant
s. 102Recovery of goods unlawfully pawned, etc
s. 103Restoration of goods stolen, etc
s. 104Restitution order and its effect
s. 105Goods of unknown owner may be sold
s. 106Seizure of property the proceeds of summary conviction offence
s. 107Seizure of things intended to be used in commission of summary conviction offence
s. 108Enforcement of order of seizure
s. 109Return of property found on person apprehended
s. 110Application of money found on person apprehended
s. 111Restitution of property in case of conviction
s. 112Finding sureties to keep the peace
s. 113Binding over parties to be of good behaviour
s. 114Bringing up person imprisoned for want of sureties
s. 115Sanction of compromise
s. 116Recognisances taken out of court
s. 117Enforcement of recognisance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour
s. 118Mode of enforcing recognisance
s. 119Power to make order for detention of vagrants in poor-house
s. 120Time of detention
s. 121Power to order discharge of person detained
s. 122Discharge of person detained on security being given
s. 123Transfer to hospital of person detained in case of illness
s. 124Arrest of person detained in case of escape
s. 125Provisions as to certain proceedings in the court
s. 126No objection to jurisdiction unless taken at hearing
s. 127Effect of variance or defect in proceedings
s. 128Proof of service of process
s. 129—
s. 130Proof of previous conviction
s. 131Appropriation of penalties and seizures
s. 132Dealing with forfeiture not pecuniary
s. 133Remission by the Governor-General of penalties
s. 134Effect of acquiescence in remission
s. 135Payment of sum adjudged to be paid by order by person imprisoned in default of payment
s. 136Keeping account of moneys received
s. 137Taking of recognisance
s. 138Magistrate may disallow payment to an informer
s. 139Record book of proceedings
s. 140Register of minutes of orders