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District Court Act 1973
166Criminal jurisdiction of the Court
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166 Criminal jurisdiction of the Court
166 Criminal jurisdiction of the Court
(1) The Court has the criminal jurisdiction conferred or imposed on it by or under this Act, the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 and any other Act.
(2) The Court has generally the same criminal jurisdiction as each Court of Quarter Sessions had immediately before the commencement of this Act, except as regards any offences prescribed for the purposes of section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986.
s 166: Am 1984 No 170, Sch 4 (2); 1985 No 59, Sch 1. Subst 1986 No 210, Sch 1 (7). Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.17 [1]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.85 [5].