8. Magisterial jurisdiction on changes of districts
Whenever, and as often as, any of the judicial districts are varied, or the island is divided into judicial districts under any order of the Chief Justice made under the authority of this Act, or by law, the respective magistrates of the respective new districts under the order or law shall have the same jurisdiction and authority in respect of offences and matters committed and done prior thereto within any part of their respective districts that the respective magistrates that would have had jurisdiction in respect thereof if such order or law had not been passed would respectively have, and such jurisdiction and authority shall extend to civil as well as criminal matters; and in case any proceedings civil or criminal shall have been instituted prior to the commencement of such order or law in respect of any offences or matters or for any other purpose before the magistrates of the districts affected in whole or part by such order or law, such proceedings may be heard, determined, executed, enforced and carried to completion by the respective magistrates of the new districts under such order or law in which the district courts, at which the same proceedings respectively would have been heard, if such order or law had not been made or passed, shall be situate or by such other magistrates, in case of necessity as the Chief Justice may by notice in the Gazette appoint for the purpose. However, it shall be lawful for the Chief Justice in any such order to otherwise provide.
(Amended by Act 10 of 2008)