Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (repealed)

Proceedings in England or Wales U.K.

1 Paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Schedule shall apply to proceedings in England or Wales under section 2 of this Act.

2 The court shall consist of at least two justices and shall sit in open court in a petty-sessional court-house or an occasional court-house:

Provided that [F1 section 16(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (which exempts stipendiary magistrates from certain restrictions imposed by [F2 the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980])]shall apply as if the foregoing provisions of this paragraph were contained in [F2 ;the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55, SIF 82), s. 71, Sch. 2 para. 13

F2 Words substituted by virtue of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), s. 154, Sch. 7 para. 55

Valid from 19/06/1997

[F3 2A Section 15 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (which exempts stipendiary magistrates from certain restrictions imposed by the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980) shall apply as if paragraph 2 of this Schedule were contained in the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Proviso to s. 2 substituted (19.6.1997) and numbered as s. 2A by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(2), 74(1), Sch. 5 para.9.

3 Subject to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, the court shall have the like powers, including power to adjourn the case and meanwhile to remand the person arrested under the warrant either in custody or on bail, [F4 as if the proceedings were the summary trial of an information against that person.].

Textual Amendments

F4 Words in Sch. para. 3 substituted (1.4.1997) by 1994 c. 33, s. 159(5); S.I. 1997/882, art.2.

4 Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 3 of this Schedule, [F5 [F6 section 1 of the M1 Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (award of costs by examining justices out of central funds)]][F5 sections 16(1) and 17(1) of M2 the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985] and [F7 section 28 of the M3 Legal Aid Act 1974] shall apply in relation to the proceedings as if the person arrested under the warrant were charged with an indictable offence on the prosecution of the constable on whose application the warrant was endorsed and, where the court discharges that person, as if it had determined not to commit for trial.

Textual Amendments

F5 Words “sections 16(1) and 17(1) of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985” substituted (prosp.) for words “section 1” to “central funds)” by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33, SIF 39:1), ss. 170(1), 171, Sch. 15 para. 16

F6 Words substituted by Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1973 (c. 14), Sch. 1 para. 3

F7 Words substituted by virtue of Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 38(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1973 c. 14.

M2 1985 c.23 (39:1).

M3 1974 c. 4.