The Magistrates' Courts (Modification) Rules 1998

Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 3046 (L. 13)

MAGISTRATES' COURTS

PROCEDURE

The Magistrates' Courts (Modification) Rules 1998

Made

6th December 1998

Laid before Parliament

9th December 1998

Coming into force

4th January 1999

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1), and after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:

(1)

1980 c. 43; section 144 was amended by the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 4), section 125(3) and Schedule 18, paragraph 25; section 144 is extended by section 145 of that Act.