Courts Act 2003

Valid from 01/04/2005

Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53) U.K.

310 U.K. In section 7(2) (duty to produce licence), for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer ”.

311 U.K. In sections 8(a) and 25(2)(a) (notification of date of birth and sex), for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “ the designated officer for a magistrates' court ”.

312 U.K. In section 26 (interim disqualification)—

(a) renumber the subsection inserted by paragraph 143(3) of Schedule 13 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 as subsection (7A), and

(b) in that subsection, for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer ”.

313 U.K. In section 27(5) (production of licence), for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer ”.

314 In section 52(3)(c) (fixed penalty notice), for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer for a magistrates' court ”.

315 (1) Amend section 69 (payment of fixed penalty) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer for a magistrates' court ”.

(3) In subsection (4), for “justices' chief executive or” substitute “ designated officer or ”.

316 U.K. In section 70(4)(a) (registration certificate), for “justices' chief executive for the petty sessions” substitute “ designated officer for the local justice ”.

317 (1) Amend section 71 (registration of sums payable in default) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “ the designated officer for a local justice area ”,

(b) for “petty sessions area for which he is the justices' chief executive” substitute “ local justice area for which he is the designated officer ”,

(c) for “acting for” substitute “ acting in ”,

(d) for “other petty sessions” substitute “ other local justice ”, and

(e) for “justices' chief executive for” substitute “ designated officer for ”.

(3) In subsection (2)(c), for “justices' chief executive for the petty sessions” substitute “ designated officer for the local justice ”.

(4) In subsection (2A), for “executives” substitute “ officers ”.

(5) In subsection (6), for “justices' chief executive for a petty sessions” substitute “ designated officer for a local justice ”.

318 U.K. In section 74(5) (provisions supplementary to sections 72 and 73)—

(a) for “petty sessions” substitute “ local justice ”,

(b) for “for that area” substitute “ in that area ”, and

(c) for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer ”.

319 U.K. In section 75(6) (conditional offer of fixed penalty: fixed penalty clerk), for “justices' chief executive” substitute “ designated officer ”.

320 (1) Amend section 82 (accounting for fixed penalties) as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1), for “section 60 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (application of fines and fees)” substitute “ section 38 of the Courts Act 2003 (application of receipts of designated officers) ”.

(3) Omit subsections (2), (2A) and (3).

321 In section 83(1)(b) (powers in cases of deception), for “justices' chief executive or” substitute “ designated officer or ”.

322 U.K. In section 84(c) (power to make regulations prescribing duties), for “justices' chief executives” substitute “ designated officers ”.