enacted by the Parliament of South Africa

“ The Chief Justice must, in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Magistrates Commission, develop the content of training courses with the view to building a dedicated and experienced pool of trained and specialised presiding officers for purposes of presiding in court proceedings as contemplated in this Act. ”

“ Designation and training of presiding officers
9A. (1) (a) The head of an administrative region defined in section 1 of the Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act 32 of 1944) , must, subject to subsection (2) , designate in writing any magistrate or additional magistrate as a presiding officer of the Magistrate's Court designated by the Minister in terms of section 1 of this Act.
(b) A presiding officer must perform the functions and duties and exercise the powers assigned to or conferred on him or her under this Act or any other law. ”

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