1991 No. 2667
The Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1991
Made
Coming into force
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 128A(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 19801, I hereby make the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 2nd December 1991.
2
In this Order, “the 1989 Order” means the Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 19892.
Application of section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 to certain areas2
Section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (remands in custody for more than eight days) shall have effect, in relation to any accused person who has attained the age of 17, in all those petty sessions areas, within the meaning of section 4 of the Justices of the Peace Act3, in which at the date of the coming into force of this Order the said section 128A does not already have effect by virtue of the 1989 Order.
(This note is not part of the Order)