The Local Government Changes for England (Magistrates' Courts) Regulations 1996

Modification of references

5.—(1) In the enactments to which this paragraph applies—

(a) any reference to a justice of the peace for, of or within a county shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a justice of the peace for a commission area (as defined in section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979);

(b) any reference to county justices shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to justices of the peace for a commission area (as so defined); and

(c) any reference to a county, without more, shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a commission area (as so defined).

(2) The enactments to which this paragraph applies are the following—

(a) section 10 of the Parochial Libraries Act 1708(1);

(b) section 4 of the Distress for Rent Act 1737(2);

(c) section 4 of the Inclosure Act 1773(3);

(d) section 2 of the Burial Ground Act 1816(4);

(e) section 2 of the Distress (Costs) Act 1817(5);

(f) section 1 of the Inclosure and Drainage (Rates) Act 1833(6);

(g) section 1 of the Geological Survey Act 1845(7);

(h) section 159 of the Inclosure Act 1845(8);

(i) section 18 of the London Hackney Carriage Act 1853(9);

(j) the Second Part of the Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Act 1868(10);

(k) paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933(11);

(l) section 19(1) of the Prison Act 1952(12);

(m) sections 2(2), 85(1), 187(1), 188(1) and 193(1) and (2) of the Licensing Act 1964(13);

(n) section 177 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(14).

(1)

7 Anne c.14.

(2)

11 Geo. 2 c.19.

(3)

13 Geo. 3 c.81.

(4)

56 Geo. 3 c.141.

(5)

57 Geo. 3 c.93.

(6)

3 & 4 Will. 4 c.35.

(7)

8 & 9 Vict. c.63.

(8)

8 & 9 Vict. c.118.

(9)

16 & 17 Vict. c.33.

(10)

31 & 32 Vict. c.72.

(11)

1933 c. 12.

(12)

1952 c. 52, as amended by Schedule 30 to the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).

(13)

1964 c. 26, as amended by S.I. 1985/1383 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).

(14)

1983 c. 2.