Justices of the Peace Act 1997

4Petty sessions areas

(1)The following areas are petty sessions areas—

(a)any specified area which is not divided into petty sessional divisions;

(b)any petty sessional division of a specified area; and

(c)the City of London.

(2)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) above “specified area” means—

(a)a retained county;

(b)a metropolitan district;

(c)the inner London area; or

(d)an outer London borough.