SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Minor and consequential amendments

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)

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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 ”.