Petty Sessions Courts

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:judge
gptkbp:abolished 20th century
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishedIn 19th century
gptkbp:function preliminary hearings for indictable offences
deal with less serious criminal cases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Petty Sessions Courts
gptkbp:jurisdiction summary offences
minor criminal matters
gptkbp:location local areas
gptkbp:presidedBy Justice of the Peace
gptkbp:recordedAt Petty Sessions Order Books
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Quarter_Sessions
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:District_Court_(Ireland)
Magistrates' Court (UK)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judiciary_of_Jamaica
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6