SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 E+W+S Pre-consolidation amendments: powers of criminal courts

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 wholly in force; Sch. 7 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121; In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43) E+W

29 (1) In subsection (2) of section 38 of the 1980 Act (committal for sentence on summary trial of offence triable either way), the words “, in accordance with section 56 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967,” shall cease to have effect.

(2) After that subsection there shall be inserted the following subsection—

“(2A) Where the court commits a person under subsection (2) above, section 56 of the M1 Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which enables a magistrates’ court, where it commits a person under this section in respect of an offence, also to commit him to the Crown Court to be dealt with in respect of certain other offences) shall apply accordingly.”

Marginal Citations

M1 1967 c.80.