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Application to the Court to compel magistrate to entertain complaint
Cap. 91, s. 122 · Revised Edition 2020
Wherever a magistrate refuses to entertain a complaint or information relating to a summary conviction offence, the person aggrieved by the refusal may obtain from the magistrate a copy of the entry in the record book relating to the refusal, and may, on giving to the magistrate not less than three days’ previous notice in writing thereof, make application to the Court for an order on the magistrate to entertain, hear and determine the complaint or information and, if the Court sees fit to make the order, the magistrate shall entertain, and thereafter hear and determine, the complaint or information in due course of law.
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