LAGOS STATE MAGISTRATES’ COURT LAW

LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

LAGOS STATE MAGISTRATES’ COURT LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION

1.       Division of the State into magisterial districts.

2.       Establishment of Magistrates’ Court Houses.

3.       Seal of the Magistrates’ Courts.

4.       Appointment of Magistrates.

5.       Oath of office

6.       Powers of Magistrates.

7.       Magistrate shall not exceed powers granted to him.

8.       Decorum, Dress Code and Discipline

9.       Right of appearance in the Magistrates’ Courts.

10.     Exercise of Magistrate’s jurisdiction in chambers and in camera.

11.     Cessation of office of a Magistrate

12.     General jurisdiction.

13.     Jurisdiction as to territorial and inland waters.

14.     Justices of the peace.

15.     Appointment and removal of justices of the peace.

16.     Powers and functions of the justices of peace.

17.     Justices of the peace acting as a Magistrate.

18.     Designating Magistrate.

19.     Conflict of Interest.

20.     Appointment and control of Registrars and other officers.

21.     Court Clerks and Registrars.

22.     Appointment of a Court Administrator.

23.     Appointment of a Court recorder.

24.     Appointment of interpreter.

25.     Appointment of Assessor.

26.     Appointment of Commissioner for Oaths.

27.     General powers of Magistrates.

28.     Civil jurisdiction of Magistrates.

29.     Criminal jurisdiction of Magistrates.

30.     Power to increase jurisdiction.

31.     Execution of High Court Processed

32.     Administration of oaths.

33.     Concurrent Administration of Law and Equity.

34.     Application of customary Law.

35.     Reconciliation and Mediation in Civil Cases.

36.     Power of Magistrate to refer to Conciliation and Arbitration

37.     Reconciliation in criminal cases.

38.     Duties of legal practitioner in instituting proceedings in a Magistrate Court.

39.     Places of sitting of Courts.

40.     Court Sitting Times.

41.     Business at any sitting.

42.     Adjournment.

43.     Transfer between Magistrates.

44.     Report of Cause for Transfer.

45.     Effect of transfer.

46.     No appeal from transfer.

47.     Practice and procedure.

48.     Proceedings to be heard and disposed of by a single Magistrate.

49.     Completion by Magistrate of process begun by predecessor.

50.     Pleading judgments of other Courts in defence.

51.     Service of process.

52.     Failure to report service.

53.     Issue of process.

54.     Inspection by the Court

55.     Contempt of Court

56.     Duty of the Police and other Law enforcement officers to obey Magistrate.

57.     Powers of Magistrate to appoint special witnesses.

58.     Evidence of prisoners.

59.     Powers to arrest defendant leaving Nigeria.

60.     Finality of judgment.

61. Judgment.

62.     Evidence of record of proceedings.

63.     Executor may sue and be sued.

64.     Procedure where persons are jointly liable.

65.     Prosecution in criminal cases.

66.     Appointment and duties of Magistrate Court Sheriff.

67.     Appeal by prosecutor.

68.     Appeal by a convicted person.

69.     Criminal appeal procedure.

70.     Right of appeal in civil proceedings.

71.     Civil appeal procedure.

72.     Mode of taking additional Evidence.

73.     Enforcement of judgment by court of trial.

74.     Appeal not to Operate as stay of Execution.

75.     Abatement of appeals.

76.     Attorney-General may require a case to be stated.

77.     Contents of case stated.

78.     Reservation of question of Law for opinion of High Court.

79.     Payment and recovery of fees prescribed by rules of Court.

80.     Application of section 79 to other fees.

81.     Fines to be paid to office of Court Administrator.

82.     Budget. 83. Accounts and Report. 84. Annual Report 85. Trainings.

86.     Remuneration and allowances of Magistrates.

87.     Pension and Gratuity.

88.     Protection of judicial officers.

89.     Representation of the State and Government Departments.

90.     Rules of Court.

91.     Savings.

92.     Forms

93.     Abolition of Cadrea.

94.     Repeal.

95.     Interpretation.

96.     Citation and commencement.

SCHEDULE 1 – MAGISTRATES’ COURTS LAW

SCHEDULE 2 – MAGISTRATES’ COURTS (REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE) RULES

SCHEDULE 3 – OFFENCES TRIABLE UNDER OTHER LEGISLATIONS IN THE MAGISTRATES COURTS

SCHEDULE 4 – THE MAGISTRATES COURTS (CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES)

SCHEDULE OF FEES

MAGISTRATES’ COURTS LAW

A LAW TO ESTABLISH MAGISTRATES’ COURTS AND FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MAGISTRATES, JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND OTHER OFFICERS OF SUCH COURTS AND FOR CONNECTED PURPOSES

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LAWS OF LAGOS STATE

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