Appointment of special magistrate in certain cases

(1) Where a magistrate is a party to any cause or matter, whether civil or criminal, or is unable from personal interest or for any other sufficient special reason to adjudicate on any cause or matter, whether civil or criminal, the Public Services Commission may appoint a fit and proper person to act instead of that magistrate for the hearing and determination of the particular cause or matter, or may direct that the cause or matter shall be heard and determined in the court of any other (2) Any person so appointed shall for that occasion have all the powers of the magistrate.