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(1)The M1 Justices of the Peace Act 1979 shall have effect with the following amendments the principal effect of which is—
(a)to replace, for the purposes of the provisions of that Act relating to petty sessions areas, petty sessional divisions and magistrates’ courts committees, the commission areas known as outer London areas by the London boroughs of which they are composed; and
(b)to transfer, in respect of those commission areas, the functions of the Greater London Council to the councils of those boroughs.
(2)In section 4(2) (petty sessions areas) for paragraphs (b) to (d) there shall be substituted—
“(b)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.”.
(3)In section 12(5)(c) (allowances) for the words “the Greater London Council” there shall be substituted the words “the council of the outer London borough which is or includes the petty sessions area for which the justice acts”.
(4)In section 19 (magistrates’ courts committees)—
F1(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)in subsection (2)(c) for the words “each of the outer London areas” there shall be substituted the words “every outer London borough”.
F1(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)In section 23 (petty sessional divisions), in subsection (1) for the words “areas” and “area” there shall be substituted respectively the words “boroughs” and “borough”, in subsection (2) for the word “area” there shall be substituted the word “borough”, and in subsection (4) for the word “areas” in both places where it occurs there shall be substituted the word “boroughs”.
(8)In section 24 (procedure under section 23)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (a) for the words “or metropolitan district” there shall be substituted the words “, metropolitan district or outer London borough”; and
(ii)in paragraph (b) after the word “order” there shall be inserted the words “concerning a non-metropolitan county”;
(b)in subsection (2) for the words after “non-metropolitan county” there shall be substituted the words “, metropolitan district or outer London borough concerned, to the magistrates for any existing petty sessional division in the area and, if a non-metropolitan county is concerned, to every interested authority”;
F1(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)in subsection (6)(a) for the words after “draft order” there shall be substituted the words “concerning a non-metropolitan county, means the council of any district in the county which is wholly or partly included in the area to which the order or draft order relates; and”.
F1(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(10)In section 59(6) (grants to local authorities) for the words “or metropolitan district, the Greater London Council” there shall be substituted the words “, metropolitan district or outer London borough”.
(11)For the definition of “petty sessions area” in section 88(1) of the M2Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 and section 150(1) of the M3Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 there shall be substituted “’petty sessions area’ has the same meaning as in the M4Justices of the Peace Act 1979;”.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 12(4)(a)(5)(6)(8)(c)(9) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 93, 94(2), Sch. 9 Pt. II; S.I. 1995/685, arts. 4(n), 8
Marginal Citations
(1)In subsection (1)(b) of section 91 of the M5General Rate Act 1967 (schemes for local valuation panels) for the words “and the Greater London Council” there shall be substituted the words “, metropolitan district or London borough and the Common Council of the City of London”.
(2)The Secretary of State may at any time before the abolition date direct the council of a metropolitan district or London borough or the Common Council or any two or more such councils, to make a new scheme under subsection (1)(a) of that section providing for a local valuation panel or local valuation panels for the whole of their area or areas.
(3)Any scheme made pursuant to a direction under subsection (2) above shall be submitted to the Secretary of State under subsection (3) of the said section 91 before such date as he may direct and, if approved by him under subsection (5) of that section, shall come into force on the abolition date.
(4)In subsection (4) of the said section 91 for the words “each of the rating authorities” there shall be substituted the words “each other authority which is a rating authority” and after subsection (6) of that section there shall be inserted—
“(7)For the purposes of any scheme under this section the area of the Common Council of the City of London shall be deemed to include the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple.”
Textual Amendments
F3S. 15 repealed (5.2.1994) by 1993 c. 47, s. 32, Sch. 4.
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