SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS: SINGLE JURISDICTION
The Magistrates' Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1964 (c. 21)
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1
Omit section 3 (justices of the peace).
2
In section 9 (appointment and assignment of district judges (magistrates' courts))—
a
in subsection (4) for “in any petty sessions district” substitute “in any magistrates' court”;
b
in subsection (5) for “petty sessions districts” substitute “
divisions
”
;
c
at the end add—
6
In subsection (5) “division” means an administrative court division specified under section2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for all or the residual purposes of a magistrates' court.