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(1)A party to any proceedings before a magistrates' court may be represented by counsel or solicitor.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, an absent party so represented shall be deemed not to be absent.
(3)Appearance of a party by counsel or solicitor shall not satisfy any provision of any enactment or any condition of a recognizance expressly requiring his presence.