Access to Justice Act 1999

13 (1) Section 121 of the Local Government Act 1948 (precept for expenses of metropolitan police) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (3) (precepts for expenses of metropolitan police courts and probation system in the metropolitan police court area)—

(a) for the first paragraph substitute—

“(3) In relation to expenses of and incidental to magistrates’ courts acting for petty sessions areas falling wholly within the inner London boroughs and the probation system within those petty sessions areas respectively, precepts issued under this section shall be issued to all rating authorities with areas falling wholly within the area comprising those petty sessions areas:”, and

(b) in the proviso, for “metropolitan police court area” substitute “ the area comprising those petty sessions areas ”.

(3) In subsection (6) (receipts), for “metropolitan police courts and the probation system within the metropolitan police court area” substitute “ magistrates’ courts acting for petty sessions areas falling wholly within the inner London boroughs and the probation system within those petty sessions areas ”.

(4) In subsection (7) (receipts exceeding expenses), for “metropolitan police courts or the probation system within the metropolitan police court area” substitute “ magistrates’ courts acting for petty sessions areas falling wholly within the inner London boroughs or the probation system within those petty sessions areas ”.