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INDICTABLE OFFENCES ACT AMENDMENT ACT 1868 - SECT 5

Definition of terms.

5. For the purpose of this Act "competent magistrate" shall mean

In Ireland,

Any justice of the peace, or any judge of [the High Court of Justice in
Northern Ireland] or of [the Crown Court]:

In the Channel Islands,

In Jersey, the bailiff or any lieutenant bailiff within his bailiwick or
jurisdiction:

In Guernsey, the bailiff or any lieutenant bailiff within his bailiwick or
jurisdiction:

In Alderney, the judge of Alderney, or in his absence any jurat of such
island:

In Sark, the seneschal of Sark, or in his absence his deputy within such
island:

"Constable" shall include any peace officer or person authorized to apprehend
persons charged with offences:

"Warrant" shall include any process in the nature of a warrant.

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