. The court in which he presided was properly constituted in that the prosecutor in his capacity as a prosecutor was present. . The prosecutor put charges to the accused who committed the traffic offence. . The prosecutor had no address on the merits. . The prosecutor proved no previous convictions. . The prosecutor had the opportunity to take part in the subsequent enquiries in terms of section 170(1) of Act 51 of 1977 for the failure of the accused to appear in court in the listed traffic offences reflected in the charge sheet.