Section 19, LOCAL COURTS AСT, 1963

(1) A Local Court, acting within the limits of its jurisdiction, may make the like orders and impose the like punishments as may be made or imposed in a Magistrate's Court and (without prejudice to the generality of the fore-going) may in particular— (a) in criminal cases— [Margin: Compensation.] (i) in addition to the imposition of a fine or the infliction of a term of imprisonment order any person convicted before it of any offence, if it is No. 20 Local Courts 1963 A 149 of the opinion that the person or property of the prosecutor has received damage by the committing of such offence and the prosecutor so requests, to pay to the prosecutor such sum as shall appear to the Court to be reasonable amends not exceeding five pounds: [Margin: Le200] Provided that the award of such amends shall be a bar to all further proceedings in respect of the damage so received; (ii) direct any fine (or such part thereof as it shall deem fit) to be paid to any person injured or aggrieved by the act or omission in respect of which the fine has been imposed on condition that such person, if he shall accept the same, shall not be entitled to recover damages for any loss or injury sustained by him by reason of such act or omission; [Margin: Costs payable by party convicted.] (iii) order any person convicted before it to pay all or any specified part of the expenses of his prosecution; [Margin: Costs to be paid by prosecutor in certain cases.] (iv) where it appears to the Court that a charge is malicious, frivolous or vexatious, order the prosecutor to pay all, or any specified part, of the expenses of the prosecution or the defence; (v) when exercising the powers conferred upon it by sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) order the whole or such proportion as the Court thinks fit of the expenses so paid, to be paid over to the prosecutor or the accused as the case may be: Provided that any amends, or expenses awarded under sub-paragraphs (i), (iii) or (iv) shall not be regarded as a penalty, but shall be recoverable as a judgment debt in the Court by which the order for payment is made but nothing in this proviso shall in any way affect or limit the powers conferred upon the Court by section 20; (b) in civil cases— (i) order the payment of money due, damages, compensation, and reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the successful party and his witnesses; (ii) order the recovery of possession of land and the restitution of property; A 150 No. 20 Local Courts 1963 (iii) grant interlocutory and final injunctions and order specific performance in appropriate cases according to custom and precedent; (iv) where necessary make any other order which the justice of the case may require. (2) A Local Court shall have no jurisdiction to impose any punishment not expressly authorized under this Act or any other enactment. [Margin: Restitution of property.]