Cap. 11 Art. 2Court of Magistrates (Malta)vestedwith powers of Justices of the Peace.

(1) The Court of Magistrates (Malta) is vested with the powers of Justices of the Peace for the exercise of the duties assigned to such Justices of the Peace, in pursuance of an Act of

Parliament of the tenth and eleventh years of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Chapter 62, or in pursuance of any other

Act of Parliament which has been passed or which shall henceforth be passed, whensoever the provisions of any such Act shall be in force in Malta.

(2) The said court shall also hear and determine all cases of offences, which, according to such Acts of Parliament, are to be tried summarily.