PART IIN.I.FUNCTIONS OF RESIDENT MAGISTRATES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

Protection from legal proceedingsN.I.

[F1Immunity of resident magistrates etc. for acts within jurisdiction.N.I.

5.  No action shall lie against any resident magistrate,[F2 lay magistrate] or clerk of petty sessions in respect of any act or omission of his—

(a)in the execution of his duty—

(i)as[F2 a resident magistrate or a lay magistrate]; or

(ii)as such a clerk exercising, by virtue of any statutory provision, any function of a magistrates' court; and

(b)with respect to any matter within his jurisdiction.]