Article 13 Powers of district judges

After Order 21, rule 5(2A), there shall be inserted the followingnew paragraph—

“(2B)

Without prejudice to Order 50, rule 2, a district judge may, atany stage of an action or matter which he has power to hear anddetermine under paragraph (1) and subject to any right of appeal to thejudge, exercise the same powers under section 38 of the Act as thecourt; but nothing in this paragraph shall authorise the district judgeto commit any person to prison.”.