Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

Clerks to justices E+W

141 Clerks to justices. E+W

(1) Any reference in this Act to a clerk of any magistrates’ court shall be construed as a reference to the clerk to the justices for the petty sessions area for which the court is acting, or was acting at the relevant time.

(2) Where there is more than one clerk to the justices for any petty sessions area, anything that this Act requires or authorises to be done by or to the clerk to the justices shall or may be done by or to any of the clerks or by or to such of the clerks as the magistrates’ courts committee having power over the appointment of clerks to justices for that area generally or in any particular case or cases may direct.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) above shall apply to the justices’ clerks for the inner London area as if the reference in subsection (2) to the magistrates’ courts committee were a reference to the committee of magistrates.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 141 applied by Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64, SIF 39:2), ss. 34(3), 37

C2 S. 141 applied (E.W.) by Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c. 4, SIF 39:2), s. 13(8), Sch. 4 para. 1(5)

C3 S. 141 applied with modifications (prosp.) by s. 7(10)(c) and (24.4.1991) by s. 18(4) of Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37, SIF 45A)