S. 2 substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 44, 110; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(p)

Words in s. 2(2) substituted (9.5.2005 for specified purposes, 18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 51(2); S.I. 2005/1267, art. 2(1)(2)(a), Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)

Word in s. 2(3)(a) substituted (13.5.2014) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), ss. 176(2), 185(1) (with ss. 8, 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93, 176(8)); S.I. 2014/949, art. 3, Sch. para. 17

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/2/2021-07-18Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates’ courts and the functions of justices’ clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1980-11-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-10-10Expert Participation2021-07-18Part I Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Jurisdiction to issue process and deal with charges
2Trial of summary offences(1)

A magistrates' court has jurisdiction to try any summary offence.

(2)

A magistrates' court has jurisdiction under sections 51 and 51A of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in respect of any offence committed by a person who appears or is brought before the court.

(3)

Subject to—

(a)

sections 18 to 22A , and

(b)

any other enactment (wherever contained) relating to the mode of trial of offences triable either way,

a magistrates' court has jurisdiction to try summarily any offence which is triable either way.

(4)

A magistrates' court has jurisdiction, in the exercise of its powers under section 24, to try summarily an indictable offence.

(5)

This section does not affect any jurisdiction over offences conferred on a magistrates' court by any enactment not contained in this Act.

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S. 2 substituted (1.4.2005) by
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,
<ref eId="c00392" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/44">ss. 44</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00393" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/39/section/110">110</ref>
;
<ref eId="c00394" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/910">S.I. 2005/910</ref>
,
<ref eId="c00395" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/910/article/3/p">art. 3(p)</ref>
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Words in s. 2(2) substituted (9.5.2005 for specified purposes, 18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by
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,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01879" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336/3">s. 336(3)</ref>
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01880" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/section/336/4">(4)</ref>
,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01881" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/44/schedule/3/paragraph/51/2">Sch. 3 para. 51(2)</ref>
;
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01882" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1267">S.I. 2005/1267</ref>
,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01883" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1267/article/2/1">art. 2(1)</ref>
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01884" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1267/article/2/2/a">(2)(a)</ref>
,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01885" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2005/1267/schedule/part/1">Sch. Pt. 1</ref>
;
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01886" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320">S.I. 2012/1320</ref>
,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01887" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/1320/article/4/1/c">art. 4(1)(c)</ref>
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<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01892" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/1103">S.I. 2013/1103</ref>
, art. 4);
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01894" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2574">S.I. 2012/2574</ref>
,
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01895" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2574/article/2/2">art. 2(2)</ref>
<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01896" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/2574/article/2/3">(3)</ref>
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, art. 2) (with
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<ref eId="ckdrn37j2-01905" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2013/1103">S.I. 2013/1103</ref>
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,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00008" class="subref operative" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/176/2">ss. 176(2)</ref>
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<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00009" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/185/1">185(1)</ref>
(with
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,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00011" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/21">21</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00012" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/33">33</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00013" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/42">42</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00014" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/58">58</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00015" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/75">75</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00016" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/93">93</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00017" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2014/12/section/176/8">176(8)</ref>
);
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00018" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/949">S.I. 2014/949</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00019" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/949/article/3">art. 3</ref>
,
<ref eId="cn6fjgkt2-00020" class="subref" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2014/949/schedule/paragraph/17">Sch. para. 17</ref>
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