Referral of cases by Magistrate
15.—(1)  Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any written law, a Magistrate who receives a complaint made by a private person under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 may, if —
(a)the offence is one for which a summons shall ordinarily issue in the first instance according to the fourth column of the First Schedule to the Criminal Procedure Code 2010; and
(b)the Magistrate is of the opinion either from the nature of the case or the attitude of the parties or both that the matter may more appropriately be resolved by mediation,
refer the complaint to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre for mediation with or without the consent of both the complainant and the person complained against.
[6/2004 wef 03/05/2004]
[15/2010 wef 02/01/2011]
(2)  In making any referral under subsection (1), the Magistrate may order the personal attendance of the complainant or the person complained against before a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre at a time and place to be specified in the order of the Magistrate.
(3)  [Deleted by Act 19 of 2016 wef 01/10/2017]
(4)  In a referral by a Magistrate under this section, the mediator of a Community Mediation Centre shall record and notify the Magistrate of the outcome of the mediation to enable the Magistrate to take such further action as he thinks fit under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.