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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Justice Areas Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into force on 1st April 2014 for the purposes of Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on 1st July 2014.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“existing area” means a local justice area as it exists immediately before 1st July 2014;
“new area” means a local justice area constituted by this Order.
(2) Any reference to a justice for an area is to be construed as a reference to a justice of the peace who ordinarily acts, or as the case may be, will on or after 1st July 2014, ordinarily act, in and for that area.
3.—(1) The existing areas of—
(a)Bromsgrove and Redditch,
(b)Kidderminster, and
(c)South Worcestershire,
are combined to become a new area named Worcestershire.
(2) The existing areas of Preston and South Ribble are combined to become a new area named Preston and South Ribble.
(3) The existing areas of High Peak and North East Derbyshire and Dales are combined to become a new area named Northern Derbyshire.
(4) The existing areas of Shrewsbury and North Shropshire and Telford and South Shropshire are combined to become a new area named Shropshire.
4. The Schedule to the Local Justice Areas Order 2005(1) is amended as follows—
(a)omit “Bromsgrove and Redditch”;
(b)omit “Kidderminster”;
(c)omit “South Worcestershire”;
(d)omit “South Ribble”;
(e)omit “High Peak”;
(f)omit “North East Derbyshire and Dales”;
(g)omit “Telford and South Shropshire”
(h)after “Wirral” insert “Worcestershire”;
(i)for “Preston” substitute “Preston and South Ribble”;
(j)after “North Cumbria” insert “Northern Derbyshire”;
(k)for “Shrewsbury and North Shropshire” substitute “Shropshire”.
5. The Schedule to this Order has effect, except that—
(a)for Preston and South Ribble paragraph 1(2)(b) and (c) and (3)(b) and (c), and
(b)for Northern Derbyshire paragraph 1(2)(c) and (3)(c),
do not apply.
Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor
Shailesh Vara
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Ministry of Justice
13th February 2014
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