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Part I Legal Services Commission
Part II Other funding of legal services
Part IV Appeals, courts, judges and court proceedings
Part V Magistrates and magistrates’ courts
Part VI Immunity and indemnity
SCHEDULES
Criminal Defence Service: right to representation
Amendments consequential on Part I
The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)
The Administration of Justice Act 1985 (c.61)
32.The Administration of Justice Act 1985 has effect subject to...
33.In section 40(1) (legal aid complaints), for “under the Legal...
34.In section 41(2) (reduction of fees payable in connection with...
35.In section 42 (exclusion of barristers from legal aid work),...
36.In section 43(3) (reduction of costs payable in connection with...
Rights of audience and rights to conduct litigation
The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41)
4.The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 has effect subject...
6.(1) Section 27 (rights of audience) is amended as follows....
7.(1) Section 28 (rights to conduct litigation) is amended as...
8.In section 53(6)(a) (Council for Licensed Conveyancers), for “section 29”...
9.In section 71 (qualification for judicial appointments), for subsection (6)...
10.(1) Section 119(1) (interpretation) is amended as follows.
11.(1) Section 120 (subordinate legislation) is amended as follows.
Legal Services Complaints Commissioner
1.Schedule 2 to the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (enforcement of...
3.In paragraph 3(1) (powers of magistrates’ court), for “the magistrates’...
4.In paragraph 6(5) (community service orders)— (a) in paragraph (a),...
5.(1) Paragraph 7 (revocation of order by magistrates’ court) is...
6.For paragraph 8(1) and (1A) (circumstances in which Crown Court...
7.(1) Paragraph 8A (replacement of probation order with conditional discharge)...
8.In paragraph 11A (application of paragraph 6A for purposes of...
9.(1) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (2)...
Commission areas and petty sessions areas
The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c.97)
The Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c.65)
23.The Licensing Act 1964 has effect subject to the following...
24.In section 2 (licensing justices and districts), for subsection (2)...
25.In section 85(1) (search warrants for parties organised for gain),...
26.In section 187(1) (search warrants), for “county or borough” substitute...
27.In section 188(1) (closing of licensed premises in case of...
28.(1) Section 193 (disqualification of justices) is amended as follows....
29.In section 201(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the metropolis”,...
The Probation Service Act 1993 (c.47)
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The Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c.25)
48.In section 6 (residence qualification for justices), after subsection (1)...
49.(1) Section 10 (allowances for justices) is amended as follows....
50.For section 26 (Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire) substitute— Greater...
51.In section 50(11) (pensions etc. of court staff in inner...
53.In paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 4 (chief clerks in inner...
Unification and renaming of stipendiary bench
The Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c.45)
The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c.25)
The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43)
26.The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 has effect subject to the...
27.For section 66 substitute— Composition of magistrates’ courts for family...
28.(1) Section 67 (family courts and panels) is amended as...
29.In section 144(2) (rule committee for magistrates’ courts to include...
30.In section 150(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “petty-sessional court-house”,...
The Extradition Act 1989 (c.33)
31.The Extradition Act 1989 has effect subject to the following...
32.In section 8(1)(a) (issue of warrant for arrest on receipt...
33.(1) Section 9 (proceedings for committal) is amended as follows....
34.In section 10(7) (cases in which order by metropolitan magistrate...
35.In section 24(4) (suppression of terrorism), in the paragraph (c)...
36.(1) Schedule 1 (provisions deriving from the Extradition Act 1870...
The Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c.25)
44.In subsection (2)(a) of section 5 (which specifies that the...
45.In section 7(7) (which provides that the provisions about the...
46.In section 10(4) (provisions about travelling, subsistence and financial loss...
47.In section 22(4)(c) (chairman or deputy chairman of justices not...
48.In section 69(4) (oaths required to be taken by acting...
49.In section 72(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “petty sessional...
50.In paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 (inner London), in sub-paragraph...
Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority
The Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c.25)
11.In section 40(8) (regulations about appointment of justices’ chief executive),...
12.In section 44 (terms of employment), after subsection (1) insert—...
13.For section 50 substitute— Pensions of employees of GLMCA. (1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the consent of the...
14.(1) Section 54 (indemnification of justices’ and their clerks) is...
15.Before section 55 insert the heading— “Magistrates’ courts committees outside...
16.(1) Section 55 (duties of local authorities) is amended as...
17.(1) Section 56 (provision supplementary to section 55) is amended...
18.In section 59(1) (regulations relating to accounts of magistrates’ courts...
19.After section 68 insert— Provision of accommodation for justices and...
Functions transferred to justices’ chief executives
The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c.33)
The Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (c.39)
25.The Maintenance Orders Act 1958 has effect subject to the...
26.(1) Section 2 (registration of orders) is amended as follows....
27.In section 3(3A) (requirement of person liable under order to...
28.(1) Section 4(5B) (application of section 60 of the Magistrates’...
29.(1) Section 5 (cancellation of registration) is amended as follows....
30.In section 18 (powers of magistrates to review committals), for...
31.In section 20(1) (clerk of magistrates’ court entitled to receive...
36.The Licensing Act 1964 has effect subject to the following...
37.In— (a) section 8A(2) (approval of prospective licensee),
38.(1) Section 20 (consent for alteration of premises) is amended...
39.In section 20A(3) (revocation of justices’ licences), for “clerk” substitute...
40.(1) Section 22 (procedural provisions as to appeals) is amended...
41.In section 27(4)(c)(ii) (notice for renewal of licence given to...
42.(1) Section 28 (clerk to licensing justices) is amended as...
45.In section 32(1) and (2) (persons with interest in property...
46.In section 33 (notice of conviction of licence holder to...
47.In section 34(3) (refusal of inspection of register), for “clerk”...
48.In section 46(2) (notice to fire authority of application for...
49.(1) Section 51 (register of clubs) is amended as follows....
52.(1) Schedule 6 (applications and complaints relating to registration certificates)...
53.In Schedule 8A (procedure for making, varying or revoking restriction...
54.In paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 (clerk to licensing planning...
55.In Schedule 12 (canteen licences), in paragraphs 1(1)(a) and 3,...
56.In Schedule 12A (children’s certificates), in— (a) paragraphs 1(1) and...
The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c.32)
64.The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 has effect subject to...
65.In section 3(1)(c) (persons who may apply for an attachment...
66.In section 6(7)(c) (clerk to be collecting officer in case...
67.In section 17(3)(d) (power to require court officer to deal...
69.In section 21(2)(a)(ii) (costs due to clerk of magistrates’ court),...
The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c.18)
71.The Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 has effect subject...
72.In section 7(5B) (powers of magistrates’ court on confirming provisional...
73.(1) Section 8 (enforcement of maintenance order registered in United...
74.(1) Section 9(1ZA) (application of section 60 of the Magistrates’...
75.(1) Section 23 (maintenance orders registered in High Court under...
76.In section 26 (application for recovery of maintenance in convention...
77.In section 27B (sending application to the appropriate magistrates’ court),...
78.(1) Section 27C (application for recovery of maintenance in England...
79.(1) Section 32 (transfer of orders) is amended as follows....
80.In section 34(3) (application from abroad to vary a registered...
81.(1) Section 34A (variation of orders by magistrates’ courts) is...
The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c.22)
The Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980 (c.32)
The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c.43)
95.The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 has effect subject to the...
96.In section 6(5) (clerk to display details of cases committed...
97.In section 12 (non-appearance of accused: plea of guilty), in...
98.(1) Section 14 (avoidance of certain proceedings) is amended as...
99.(1) Section 59 (orders for periodical payment: means of payment)...
100.(1) Section 59A (orders for periodical payments: proceedings by clerk)...
101.In section 60(5) (variation of order to provide that payments...
102.In section 61(1)(b) (rules about apportionment of sums paid to...
103.In section 62(1)(ii) (proceedings by clerk for sums payable to...
104.In section 82(5A) (clerk to serve notice of hearing to...
105.(1) Section 87 (enforcement of payment of fines by High...
106.(1) Section 87A (fines imposed on companies) is amended as...
107.In section 89(2) (transfer of fine order: functions of clerk...
108.In section 90(3) (functions of clerk in relation to payment...
109.In section 91(1) (functions of clerk in relation to payment...
110.In section 95(3) (instalments: powers of the court in relation...
111.In section 97A(9), (10) and (11) (summons or warrant as...
113.In section 114 (payment to clerk of fees and recognizances...
115.In section 139 (application by clerk of money received on...
116.In section 144(1) (rules about procedure and practice to be...
The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 (c.57)
The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c.53)
140.The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 has effect subject to...
142.In sections 8(a) and 25(2)(a) (notification to clerk of date...
143.(1) Section 26 (interim disqualification) is amended as follows.
144.(1) Section 27 (production of licence) is amended as follows....
145.(1) Section 34B (certificate of completion of course) is amended...
146.In section 34C(2) (interpretation), after the definition of “petty sessions...
147.In section 52(3)(c) (fixed penalty notice to specify justices’ clerk...
148.(1) Section 69 (payment of fixed penalty) is amended as...
149.In section 70(4)(a) (registration certificate to be sent to clerk...
150.(1) Section 71 (registration of sums payable in default) is...
151.In sections 72(1) and (6) and 73(1)(b) and (7) (invalidity...
153.In section 75(6) (definition of “fixed penalty clerk” for purposes...
154.In section 82(2) (accounting where one clerk acts for another),...
155.In section 83(1)(b) (powers where clerk of court deceived), after...
156.In section 84(c) (power to make regulations prescribing duties of...
The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c.4)
The Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c.25)
The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c.9)
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