SECTION 146

(1) Where there are several Examining Magistrates in a court, the president shall for each inquiry appoint the magistrate who shall be responsible for it. (2) The State Counsel may, by a reasoned application, request the president of the court to replace the Examining Magistrate in charge of the inquiry with another Examining Magistrate, in the interest of the proper administration of justice. (3) The defendant or the civil party may also by a reasoned application make such a request to the President of the court. (4) The President of the court shall within five (5) days determine the issue by a reasoned ruling, which shall not be subject to appeal. (5) In case of urgency and with respect to specific isolated acts, an Examining Magistrate may, with the authorization of the President of the court, urge another Examining Magistrate of the same court to perform such acts.