Commentary on Sections Part 1: Single Jurisdiction for County Courts and Magistrates’ Courts Section 5: Justices of the peace
This section re-enacts section 103 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978, with amendments so that justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction throughout Northern Ireland. The section also provides for the centralisation of record-keeping in relating to justices of the peace, so that the Department will be responsible for these.