Great Provision of Justice Act: 1773

== The Great Provision of Justice Act: 1773 – 1 Cun. I c. 4 ==
Be it enacted by the King's Divine Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Councils of Nobles and of Ministers, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-
From the first day of the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four the following shall occur:-
1ai)    All former methods of dispensing justice are hereby removed.
2ai)    New methods of dispensing justice shall, which herein contained, be implemented and
used.
3)        There shall be three tiers of justice:
3a)     The Magistrates Courts:-
3ai)    A Magistracy shall be created so that one magistrate presides over twenty thousand people.Repealed by 8 Cel. I c. 7
3aii)   A magistrate shall hear and judge small and medium cases under the law.
3aiii)  A magistrate has the power of discretionary penalty over offenders.
3aiv)  A magistrate must follow the Pyrusian Code of Laws when judging any case.
3b)     The Royal Magistrates Courts:-
3bi)    A Province of Justice shall be created so that a board of three Royal Magistrates, to be known as a Board of Justice, preside over eight Magistracies (as defined in article 3ai)).Repealed by 8 Cel. I c. 7
3bii)   A Board of Justice shall hear and judge large, complex and foreign cases under the law.
3biii)  A Board of Justice has the power of discretionary penalty over offenders.
3biv)  A Board of Justice must follow the Pyrusian Code of Laws when judging a case.
3c)     The Appeal Court:-
3ci)    There is only one Appeal Court and this has jurisdiction over the entire Kingdom.
3cii)   The High Lord Magistrate presides over the Appeal Court.
3ciii)  The High Lord Magistrate may decide to hear and judge appeals and, if so, does under the law.
3civ) The High Lord Magistrate has broad discretionary powers of penalty over offenders.
3cv)  The High Lord Magistrate need not follow the Pyrusian Code of Laws when judging a case.
4ai)    The state shall pay the following costs incurred by the provision of justice:
a) Magistrates Salaries,
b) Royal Magistrates Salaries,
c) The High Lord Magistrate's Fee,
d) Other court staff costs,
e) Court maintenance costs,
f)  The Provision of legal representation,
g) The provision of penalties,
5ai)    All Magistrates are male.
5aii)   All Royal Magistrates are male.
5aiii)  The High Lord Magistrate is male. (c.f. article 5bi)
5bi)    If the reigning Monarch is the High Lord Magistrate then the High Lord Magistrate is allowed to be female, without any normal penalty.
Passed
Mr Xave Mandran – First Minister
For and on behalf of the Council of Ministers
Passed
His Imperial Highness, Cunglas I the King of Pyrus
For and on behalf of the Council of Nobles
Signed
His Imperial Highness, Cunglas I the King of Pyrus
== Footnotes ==
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Category:Pyrusian Statutes