Public Stores Act 1875

14 Summary proceedings for offences, penalties, &c. in England, Ireland, and Scotland

In England and Ireland all offences for which a person is liable under this Act on summary conviction to any punishment or penalty may be prosecuted, and any such penalty may be recovered before a court of summary jurisdiction in manner directed by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

Provided as follows :

The court of summary jurisdiction, when hearing and determining an information or complaint, shall be constituted—

(a) In England, either of two or more justices of the peace in petty sessions sitting at a place appointed for holding petty sessions, or of some magistrate or officer sitting alone or with others at some court or other place appointed for the administration of justice, and for the time being empowered by law to do alone any act authorised to be done by more than one justice of the peace; and

(b) In Ireland, within the police district of Dublin metropolis, of one of the divisional justices of that district sitting at a police court within the district, and elsewhere of two or more justices of the peace sitting in petty sessions at a place appointed for holding petty sessions :

In Scotland, all offences for which a person is liable under this Act on summary conviction to any punishment or penalty may be prosecuted, and any such penalty may be recovered before the sheriff or sheriff substitute, and may be so prosecuted and recovered under the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, and all jurisdictions, powers, and authorities necessary for that purpose are hereby conferred on sheriffs and their substitutes.