Section 7, The Summary Conviction Offences (Amendment) Act, 1981

Section 18 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and replaced by the following new section:— No. 6 Summary Conviction Offenees 1981 3 "18. The Magistrate shall:— if having regard to the circumstances of the case as outlined by the prosecutor before any evidence is taken, consider it expedient so to do, try summarily any person charged with unlawful and malicious wounding or inflicting bodily harm, not amounting to a felony, which in his opinion may be adequately punished by a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine not exceedind two thousand leones." [Margin: Amendment of Section 26 of Cap. 37.]