24. Insertion of section 57 in the principal enactment

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 56 of the principal enactment and shall have effect as section 57 of that enactment: -

57. Where a Judge of a primary Court of any judicial division established under this Act has not been appointed, the Magistrate of such division shall be deemed for all purpose to be and shall exercise all jurisdiction of the Judge of the Primary Court of such division until a

Judge of such Primary Court is appointed:

Provided that where a Judge of a Primary

Court of such division is appointed, the

Magistrate of such division may hear and determine all prosecutions, actions, proceedings or matters in which such

Magistrate has commenced the recording of any evidence.”.

“Where

Judge of a

Primary

Court is not appointed