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SCHEDULES

Yn ddilys o 31/10/2016

SCHEDULE 1N.I.AMENDMENTS: SINGLE JURISDICTION

The Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 21)N.I.

57—(1) Omit section 3 (justices of the peace).N.I.

(2) In section 9 (appointment and assignment of district judges (magistrates' courts))—

(a)in subsection (4) for “in any petty sessions district” substitute “in any magistrates' court”;

(b)in subsection (5) for “petty sessions districts” substitute “ divisions ”;

(c)at the end add—

(6) In subsection (5) “division” means an administrative court division specified under section2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for all or the residual purposes of a magistrates' court..