This Legal Notice was repealed on 2023-05-15 by Justice of the Peace (No. 2) Regulations 2023.
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- Is repealed by Justice of the Peace (No. 2) Regulations 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
Magistrate's Court Ordinance
Justice of the Peace Regulations 2023
Legal Notice 18 of 2023
- Published
- Assented to on 1 March 2023
- Commenced on 15 March 2023
- [This is the version of this document from 15 March 2023.]
- [Repealed by Justice of the Peace (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (Legal Notice 25 of 2023) on 15 May 2023]
1. Citation and commencement
These Regulations may be cited as the Justice of the Peace Regulations 2023 and shall come into operation on 15 March 2023.2. Interpretation
In these Regulations “Ordinance” means the Magistrate’s Court Ordinance.3. Application of appointment of Justice of the Peace
4. Appointment of Justice of the Peace
An appointment of a Justice of the Peace made under the Ordinance shall be made by warrant as set out in Form 2 of Schedule 1.5. Responsibilities of Justice of the Peace
A Justice of the Peace must be familiar with the provisions of PART IIA of the Magistrate’s Court Ordinance and other provisions relevant to his functions.6. Certification of documents
7. Witness of documents
8. Seeking assistance
9. Keeping of Ledger
10. Disciplinary procedure
11. Decision of complaint
Where the committee has completed the enquiry to a complaint and is satisfied that the Justice of the Peace is at fault, the Chief Magistrate may—12. Review of complaint
13. Code of Conduct
A Code of Conduct for the Justices of the Peace is set out in Schedule 2.History of this document
15 May 2023
Repealed by
Justice of the Peace (No. 2) Regulations 2023
15 March 2023 this version
Commenced
01 March 2023
Assented to