Magistrates Court (Resident Court) (Beatrice) Notice, 2024
Beatrice is now a designated Resident Court for Mashonaland East Province, so magistrates court matters can be heard there rather than only at the province's existing court stations.
The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has designated Beatrice as a Resident Court for Mashonaland East Province.
That is the entire instrument — two operative lines. A designation of this kind means Beatrice becomes a seat at which the magistrates court sits for the province, rather than a periodic or circuit arrangement.
The notice does not set a commencement date, does not name the classes of matters the court will handle, and does not state which existing station's jurisdiction is affected. Those details are governed by the Magistrates Court Act and by administrative arrangements rather than by this notice.
For people in the Beatrice area, the practical consequence is a nearer court; but the notice alone does not say when the court opens its doors.
What changed
- Beatrice is designated as a Resident Court for Mashonaland East Province
Who this affects
- residents and litigants in the Beatrice area
- legal practitioners in Mashonaland East
- magistrates and court staff in Mashonaland East Province
- police prosecutors serving the Beatrice area
Plain-language summary — not legal advice. Always read the full instrument.