Amendments to the Magistrates' Courts Act 198051

In section 919 (transfer of fines from Scotland or Northern Ireland)—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

after “Wales, a magistrates' court” insert “(or a fines officer as the case may be)”;

ii

after “this Act” insert “(or under Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 as the case may be)”; and

b

in subsection (3)—

i

after “Court, a magistrates' court” insert “(or a fines officer as the case may be)”;

ii

“this Act” insert “(or under Schedule 5 to the Courts Act 2003 as the case may be)”; and

iii

after “2000” insert “(or as if he were a fines officer acting in the same local justice area as that court as the case may be)”.