Section 19“Judge”

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19. “Judge” The word “Judge” denotes not only every person who is officially designed 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) A Collector exercising jurisdiction in a suit under Act X of 1859, is a Judge. (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 (c) [Repealed by the Federal Laws (Revision and Declaration) Act 1951 (Act XXXVI of 1951)]. (d) A Magistrate exercising jurisdiction in respect of a charge on which he has power only to commit for trial to another Court, is not a Judge.