Section 22: Appointment of Justices of the Peace
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter II · in_force
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The Provincial Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint, for such period as may be specified in the notification, and subject to such rules as may be made by it, any person who is a citizen of Pakistan and as to whose integrity and suitability it is satisfied to be a Justice of the Peace for a local area to be specified in the notification, and more than one Justice of the Peace may be appointed for the same local area.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
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Section 17: [Subordination of [*] Magistrates and Benches to Sessions JudgeSection 22A: Powers of Justices of the PeaceSection 16: Power to frame rules for guidance of [Magistrates and] BenchesSection 22B: Duties of Justices of the PeaceSection 15: Benches of MagistratesSection 25: Ex officio Justices of the Peace
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