PART VI Transitional Provisions

55 Magistrates’ courts, justices of the peace etc.

1

The Lord Chancellor may by order make, with respect to any matters mentioned in subsection (2), such incidental, consequential, transitional or supplemental provision as he thinks necessary or expedient in consequence of any of the provisions of this Act.

2

The matters are—

a

the functions or areas of jurisdiction of any justice of the peace, stipendiary magistrate, magistrates’ court or keeper of the rolls for a commission area (within the meaning of F1the Justices of the Peace Act 1997); and

b

commission areas, petty sessions areas and areas to which magistrates’ courts committees relate.

3

The Lord Chancellor may by order alter, in such manner as appears to him expedient in connection with the alteration in any local government area made by this Act, any of—

a

the commission areas in Wales specified in F2section 1 of (or Schedule 1 to) the Act of 1997,

b

the areas in Wales which constitute petty sessions areas under section 4 of that Act, or

c

the areas in Wales to which magistrates’ courts committees relate under F3section 27 of that Act.

4

Any order under this section may, in particular—

a

make provision with respect to the costs and expenses of any persons with respect to whom provision is made by the order;

b

apply (with or without modifications) or amend or repeal or revoke (with or without savings) any provision of an Act passed before this Act or in the same Session, or an instrument made under such an Act before 1st April 1996.

5

Subsections (5) and (7) of section 54 apply in relation to this section as they apply in relation to that section.