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Section 18. [Definition of “Presidency”.] Rep

by A. O., 1937[1][2][3]as a Judge, but also every person,– who is empowered by law to give, in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, a definitive judgment, or a judgment which, if not appealed against, would be definitive, or a judgment which, if confirmed by some other authority, would be definitive, or who is one of a body of persons, which body of persons is empowered by law to give such a judgment. Illustrations (a)[*]
(b) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power to sentence to fine or imprisonment with or without appeal, is a Judge. (c)[*] (d)[*]

Annotations (6)
  • amendment [1] section 14 has successively been amended by A.O., 1937, A. O., 1949, Sch. and A. O., 1961, Art. 2 and Sch., (w.e.f. 23rd March, 1956), to read as above ↩
  • amendment [2] the Federal Adaptation of Laws Order, 1975 (P. O. No.4 of 1975), Art. 2 and Table, for “Central Government” ↩
  • amendment [3] words “any part of British India” have successively been amended by A. O., 1949, Sch., and the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s. 3 and 2nd Sch. (w.e.f. 14th October, 1955), to read as above ↩
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