THE JUVENILE COURT 36. A District Court sitting for the purpose of hearing any charge against a juvenile shall be known as a Juvenile Court. THE BAIL AND REMAND COURT 37. The Bail and Remand Court (BRC) established under the Bail Act, has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to remand or release of persons charged with an offence or arrested on reasonable suspicion of having committed an offence, and also operates on weekends and public holidays to safeguard the constitutional rights of detainees. The BRC is presided over by a District Magistrate and is located at the New Court House in Port Louis. 38. In Rodrigues, justice is administered by a full-time Magistrate and a visiting Judge of the Supreme Court. The Magistrate for Rodrigues has within Rodrigues the same powers and jurisdiction as are conferred on every District Magistrate in Mauritius. He also exercises jurisdiction to hear and dispose of any case referred to in section 112 (d) and (f) of the Courts Act which in Mauritius, would upon a reference by the Director of Public Prosecution, be cognizable by the Intermediate Court. In respect of penalties and forfeitures, he is vested with the same powers as were conferred upon the Intermediate Court by section 113 of the Courts Act. The Court of Rodrigues is governed by the Court of Rodrigues Jurisdiction Act. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL 39. After independence in 1968 and on its becoming a Republic in 1992, Mauritius deemed it fit to maintain the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council as its highest and final court of appeal. Section 81 of the Constitution provides that an appeal shall lie from the decisions of the Court of Appeal or of the Supreme Court, to the Judicial Committee either as of right, or with leave of the Court, under specific circumstances. For instance, such an appeal as of right will lie against final decisions in any civil or criminal proceedings, on questions as to the interpretation of the Constitution. When in the opinion of the Court a question involved in the appeal is one that, by reason of its great general or public importance or otherwise, ought to be submitted to the Judicial Committee, then an appeal shall lie from the decisions of the Court of Appeal or of the Supreme Court, in relation to final decisions in any civil proceedings, with the leave of the Court. The procedure for appeal to the Judicial Committee is provided by the Mauritius (Appeals to Privy Council) Order 1968. 13