The Tamil Nadu References to Magistrates in Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 1980

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The Tamil Nadu References to Magistrates in Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 1980 clarifies how statutory mentions of judicial magistrates are interpreted across all laws in Tamil Nadu. The Act mandates that any legal reference to a judicial magistrate of the first or second class must be construed as a reference to a District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate exercising those specific powers. Applying to the state court system, legal professionals, and government agencies, this law ensures legal clarity following court reorganizations. It matters because it enables judges with dual civil and criminal designations to exercise statutory criminal authority without requiring complex, individual amendments to every state law.

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2. In this Act, unless the context otherwiserequires,- Definitions.

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