Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “advantage” includes any office, whether in the Association or not, or dignity, and any forbearance to demand any money or money’s worth or valuable thing, and includes any aid, vote, consent, or influence, or pretended aid, vote, consent, or influence, or any promise or procurement of, or agreement or endeavour to procure or the holding out of any expectation of, any gift, loan, fee or reward; “Association” means the Association of Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Supreme Court referred to in section 14 of this Act; “Clerk of Court” means a Clerk of Court for the Magistrates “Judges’ Rules” means the Judges’ Rules applicable in Belize; “Magisterial district” or “district” means a magisterial district established under the Judicial Districts (Definition of Boundaries) Order made under the Inferior Courts Act, Cap. 94; “Public Officer” means the holder of any public office and includes any person appointed to act in any such office.