SCHEDULEE+WCONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981(1)E+W

70.  In rule 41—

(a)in paragraph (1)(a), for “appointed for the commission area” substitute “acting in the local justice area”;

(b)in paragraph (2)—

(i)for “acting for the same petty sessions area” substitute “acting in the same local justice area”; and

(ii)for “acting for the petty sessions area” substitute “acting in the local justice area”;

(c)in paragraph (3), for “acting for the same petty sessions area” substitute “acting in the same local justice area”;

(d)in paragraph (4)—

(i)for “acting for the same petty sessions area” substitute “acting in the same local justice area”;

(ii)for “petty sessions area” (in the second place) substitute “local justice area”; and

(iii)for “acting for that other petty sessions area” substitute “acting in that other local justice area”;

(e)in paragraph (5)—

(i)for “petty sessions area for which the justice is acting” substitute “local justice area in which the justice is acting”;

(ii)for “petty sessions areas” substitute “local justice areas”; and

(iii)for “petty sessions area” (in the second place) substitute “local justice area”;

(f)in paragraph (7)—

(i)for “acting for a petty sessions area other than that for which the responsible court acts” substitute “acting in a local justice area other than that in which the responsible court acts”;

(ii)for “acting for that other petty sessions area” substitute “acting in that other local justice area”; and

(iii)for “acting for the same petty sessions area” substitute “acting in the same local justice area”; and

(g)in paragraph (8), for “that chief executive” substitute “that designated officer”.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. para. 70 in force at 1.4.2005, see art. 1