SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
209
1
Amend section 59A (orders for periodical payment: proceedings by justices' chief executive) as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “
the designated officer for a magistrates' court
”
,
b
for “the relevant justices' chief executive” substitute “
the relevant designated officer
”
, and
c
for “to that justices' chief executive” substitute “
to that designated officer
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “
the designated officer for a magistrates' court
”
, and
b
for “the relevant justices' chief executive for him” substitute “
the relevant designated officer for him
”
.
4
In subsection (3), for “the relevant justices' chief executive, he” substitute “
the relevant designated officer, he
”
.
5
In subsection (4)—
a
for “a justices' chief executive” substitute “
the relevant designated officer
”
,
b
for “justices' chief executive cancelling” substitute “
relevant designated officer cancelling
”
, and
c
for “justices' chief executive shall” substitute “
relevant designated officer shall
”
.
6
In subsection (7), for the definition of “the relevant justices' chief executive” substitute—
“the relevant designated officer”, in relation to an order, means—
a
in a case where payments under the order are required to be made to or through the designated officer for a magistrates' court, the designated officer for that magistrates' court;
b
in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was made by a magistrates' court, the designated officer for that magistrates' court; and
c
in a case where such payments are required to be made by any method of payment falling within section 59(6) and the order was not made by a magistrates' court, the designated officer for the magistrates' court in which the order is registered;
7
In the section heading, for “justices' chief executive” substitute “
designated officer
”
.