- Act 54 of 2003 - Royal Assent 25 September 2003 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3. Principal Act 4. Section 4 amended (Appointment of magistrates) 5. Section 5 amended (Chief Magistrate) 6. Section 6 amended (Deputy Chief Magistrate) 7. Section 8 amended (Qualification for appointment) 8. Section 9 amended (Tenure of office) 9. Section 10 amended (Terms and conditions of service of magistrates) 10. Section 11 substituted 11. Section 13 amended (Jurisdiction and powers of magistrates) 12. Section 14 amended (Jurisdiction and powers of Chief Magistrate) 13. Section 15AC amended (Magistrates Rule Committee) 14. Section 16C inserted 15. Section 17B amended (Special evidentiary rules)[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]