http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/5/2012-06-30

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates’ courts and the functions of justices’ clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

1980-11-01

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2012-06-30

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(6A)

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Sch. 36

para. 8(5)

s. 336(3)

(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(7A)

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Sch. 36

para. 8(6)

s. 336(3)

(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

Sch. 6A (entry)

Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000

Sch. 7

para. 69

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 12(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 4(3)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 12(5A)-(5F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 4(6)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17A(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(2)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17B(1A)-(1F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(2)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17B(5)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(2)(d)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17BA

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 7

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17ZA-17ZC

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 6(2)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(1)-(1B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(a)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(4A)

(4B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(c)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 20(7A)

(7B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(8)(c)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 22(2A)-(2E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(9)(a)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 22A(1A)-(1E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 6(3)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 23(1A)-(1G)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(4)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 23(4A)

(4B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(4)(d)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24A(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(11)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24BA

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(5)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24ZA

24ZB

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 8

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 75A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(1)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 85(5)

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(4)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 139A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(6)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 145(1A)

Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

Sch. 3

para. 8(3)

s. 21(8)

s. 29(4)(b)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 145(1A)

Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

Sch. 4

Pt. 2

s. 21(8)

s. 29(4)(b)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(6A)

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Sch. 11

para. 3(4)

s. 95(1)

art. 3

Sch. 1

para. 77

Part I Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure

F2Committal proceedings

Annotations:

Amendments (Textual)

S. 4 cross-heading repealed (18.6.2012 for specified purposes, 5.11.2012 for specified purposes, 28.5.2013 for specified purposes) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 3 para. 51(3), Sch. 37 Pt. 4; S.I. 2012/1320, art. 4(1)(c)(2)(3) (with art. 5) (see S.I. 2012/2574, art. 4(2) and S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2012/2574, art. 2(2)(3)(c), Sch. (with arts. 3, 4) (as amended (4.11.2012) by S.I. 2012/2761, art. 2) (with S.I. 2013/1103, art. 4); S.I. 2013/1103, art. 2(1)(c)(2)(3) (with arts. 3, 4)

5 Adjournment of inquiry.

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~~A magistrates’ court may, before beginning to inquire into an offence as examining justices, or at any time during the inquiry, adjourn the hearing, and if it does so shall remand the accused.~~

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The court shall when adjourning fix the time and place at which the hearing is to be resumed; and the time fixed shall be that at which the accused is required to appear or be brought before the court in pursuance of the remand ~~F1or would be required to be brought before the court but for section 128(3A) below~~.