Citation and commencement1
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.
Interpretation2
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.
New Areas3
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.
Amendment to the Local Justice Areas Order 20054
The Schedule to the Local Justice Areas Order 20052 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”.
The Schedule5
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