Section 41 — District Court Act 2016: Functions and powers of Community Magistrate

41 Functions and powers of Community Magistrate (1) A Community Magistrate must carry out the functions of, and may exercise the powers conferred on, Community Magistrates by the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 , the Summary Offences Act 1981 , or any other enactment. (2) Each Community Magistrate must sit in the court and at the times that the Chief District Court Judge directs after consulting— (a) the Chief Community Magistrate; or (b) if there is no Chief Community Magistrate, any other Community Magistrate as the Chief District Court Judge thinks fit. (3) The fact that a Community Magistrate sits in the court is conclusive evidence of his or her authority to do so. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 11C