Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No. 40 of 1992)Chapter VII : General Provisions64. Jurisdiction of magistrates' courts |
A magistrate's court shall have jurisdiction—
(a) | to impose any penalty mentioned in section 17, even though that penalty may exceed the punitive jurisdiction of a magistrate's court; and |
(b) | to make any order referred to in section 35(1), even though the amount payable under that order may exceed the civil jurisdiction of a magistrate's court. |