'Jurisdiction' in document 'Tuvalu - Criminal Procedure Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART IV - PROVISIONS RELATING TO ALL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROCEEDINGS

63 Senior Magistrate to decide in cases of doubt

Whenever any doubt arises as to the court by which any offence should be inquired into or tried, any court entertaining such doubt may, in its discretion, report the circumstances to the Senior Magistrate, and the Senior Magistrate shall decide by which court the offence shall be inquired into or tried; and such decision of the Senior Magistrate shall be final and conclusive, except that it shall be open to an accused person to show that no court in Tuvalu has jurisdiction in the case.