Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 54

54. The Court of Magistrates ( Gozo), consisting of one magistrate to be named by the Pr esident of Malta in that behalf , shall also have, within the limits of its local jurisdiction, t he same powers as are assigned to the Civil Court, in its voluntary jurisdiction. Qualifications of magistrates and magistrates surrogate. Amended by: VIII.1990.3; XXIV .1995.26.