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T-16 - Courts of Justice Act

Section 158
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158. Administrative justices of the peace are appointed by the Minister of Justice, by order.
The ministerial order specifies whether such justices of the peace shall exercise their functions within the Superior Court and the Court of Québec, in which case they have jurisdiction throughout Québec, or whether they exercise them within a municipal court, in which case the order also specifies the territory over which they have jurisdiction.
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 168; 1992, c. 61, s. 617; 2002, c. 32, s. 6; 2004, c. 12, s. 1; 2023, c. 3, s. 36.
158. Administrative justices of the peace are appointed by the Minister of Justice, by order.
The ministerial order confers on such justices of the peace jurisdiction over the whole territory of Québec or over the judicial districts or the territories indicated.
Administrative justices of the peace shall exercise their functions within the Superior Court and the Court of Québec or within a municipal court, as indicated in the order.
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 168; 1992, c. 61, s. 617; 2002, c. 32, s. 6; 2004, c. 12, s. 1.
158. The Minister of Justice may, by order, appoint justices of the peace whose jurisdiction shall extend over the whole of Québec or over such districts or territories as the Minister indicates.
The jurisdiction of a justice of the peace may be limited to the purposes defined in the order.
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 168; 1992, c. 61, s. 617; 2002, c. 32, s. 6.
158. The Minister of Justice may, by order, appoint justices of the peace whose jurisdiction shall extend over the whole of Québec or over such districts as he indicates.
The jurisdiction of a justice of the peace may be limited to the purposes defined in the order.
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 168; 1992, c. 61, s. 617.
158. All justices of the peace appointed in the several districts of Québec shall be taken from the most fit and proper persons dwelling in the said districts respectively.
R. S. 1964, c. 20, s. 168.
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