Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Act, 1963 (Act No. 16 of 1963)Justices of the Peace3. Powers and duties of justices of the peace |
Any justice of the peace appointed under section 2 shall—
(a) | within the magisterial district for which he is appointed or is in terms of the provisions of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths Amendment Act, 1967, deemed to have been appointed, possess all such powers and perform all such duties as, by any law in force in such district, are conferred or imposed upon justices of the peace; |
(b) | carry out such instructions for the preservation of the peace and good order in such magisterial district as he may receive from the magistrate of that magisterial district; |
(c) | render all assistance possible in suppressing disorder or disturbance in such magisterial district; |
and shall further have such other powers and perform such other duties as the Minister may lawfully confer or impose upon him.