Areas in relation to which section 76 of the Act is in force
3. Section 76 of the Act comes into force only in relation to the following local justice areas(1)—
(a)Central London;
(b)East London;
(c)North East London;
(d)North London;
(e)North West London;
(f)South London;
(g)South East London;
(h)South West London; and
(i)West London.
(1)
England and Wales is divided into areas known as local justice areas as required by section 8 of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39). These were established by the Local Justice Areas Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/554). The Local Justice Areas Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1168) created the new local justice areas from 1st January 2012 (see Table 1 of article 3).