Transitional provisions3
1
This article applies where—
a
a warrant of arrest, commitment, detention or distress is issued by a justice of the peace at any time before 8th January 2001,
b
the warrant has not been executed before 19th February 2001, and
c
if the warrant had been issued on 8th January 2001, section 125A(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 19802 would have applied to it.
2
Where this article applies, section 125D of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 shall apply as if the warrant had been issued on 8th January 2001.