Part I General

Areas and commissions of the peace

C14 Petty sessions areas.

1

The following areas outside Greater London are petty sessions areas, that is to say—

a

every non-metropolitan county which is not divided into petty sessional divisions;

b

every petty sessional division of a non-metropolitan county;

c

every metropolitan district which is not divided into petty sessional divisions; and

d

every petty sessional division of a metropolitan district.

F21A

In subsection (1) above, any reference to a non-metropolitan county is to be construed F3, in relation to England, as a reference to a relevant area and, in relation to Wales, as a reference to a preserved county.

2

In the following provisions of this Act “petty sessions area” means any of the following, that is to say—

a

any of the areas outside Greater London specified in subsection (1) above;

F4b

the inner London area if it is not divided into petty sessional divisions;

c

any petty sessional division of the inner London area;

d

any outer London borough which is not divided into petty sessional divisions;

e

any petty sessional division of an outer London borough; and

f

the City of London.