Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/part/2
Timestamp: 2018-08-20 19:21:58
Document Index: 297029575

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 2', 'art 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 1', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 2']

Courts Act 2003, Part 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 August 2018. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Part 2 E+WJustices of the peace
The commission of the peace and local justice areasE+W
8Local justice areasE+W
[F1(5A)Before making any order under subsection (2) or (4), the Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice.]
[F3(c)a police and crime commissioner or the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime.]
[F4(8)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F1S. 8(5A) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148, Sch. 4 para. 312(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F2S. 8(6)(b) repealed (2.5.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Courts Boards) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1206), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 6
F3S. 8(7)(c) substituted (16.1.2012) by Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c. 13), s. 157(1), Sch. 16 para. 311; S.I. 2011/3019, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with Sch. 2 para. 72)
F4S. 8(8) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148, Sch. 4 para. 312(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
(1)Lay justices are to be appointed for England and Wales by the [F5Lord Chief Justice] by instrument on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty.
[F6(1A)Subject to the following provisions of this section and to sections 11 to 15, a person appointed under subsection (1) is to hold and vacate office as a justice of the peace in accordance with the terms of the person's appointment, which are to be such as the Lord Chancellor may determine.]
(2)[F7Lord Chief Justice]
[F8(2ZA)The Lord Chief Justice must ensure that arrangements for the exercise, so far as affecting any local justice area, of the function under subsection (1) include arrangements for consulting persons appearing to the Lord Chief Justice to have special knowledge of matters relevant to the exercise of that function in relation to that area.]
[F9(2A)The Lord Chancellor must ensure that arrangements for the exercise, so far as affecting any local justice area, of functions under [F10subsection ] (2) include arrangements for consulting persons appearing to him to have special knowledge of matters relevant to the exercise of those functions in relation to that area.]
(3)Every lay justice is, by virtue of his office, capable of acting as such in any local justice area (whether or not he is assigned to it); but he may do so only in accordance with arrangements made by [F11Lord Chief Justice] .
[F12(6)The functions conferred on the Lord Chief Justice by subsections (2) and (3) may be exercised only after consulting the Lord Chancellor.
[F13(6A)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise functions of the Lord Chief Justice under subsection (1).]
(7)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (2)[F14, (2ZA)] or (3).]
F5Words in s. 10(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(2); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F6S. 10(1A) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(3); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F7Words in s. 10(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 313(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F8S. 10(2ZA) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(4); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F9S. 10(2A) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 106; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 6
F10Word in s. 10(2A) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(5); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F11Words in s. 10(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 313(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F12S. 10(6)(7) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 313(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F13S. 10(6A) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(6); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F14Word in s. 10(7) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 39(7); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
(2)The Lord Chancellor may [F15, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] remove a lay justice from his office by an instrument on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty—
(b)on the ground of a persistent failure to meet such standards of competence as are prescribed by a direction given by the Lord Chancellor [F16with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice] , or
F15Words in s. 11(2) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 314(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F16Words in s. 11(2)(b) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 314(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
the [F17Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,] direct that the name of the lay justice need not be entered in the supplemental list until the proceedings have ended.
(5)The Lord Chancellor may [F18, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] direct that the name of a lay justice is to be entered in the supplemental list on the ground of incapacity.
[F19(6)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (3).]
F17Words in s. 13(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F18Words in s. 13(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F19S. 13(6) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
(b)the Lord Chancellor [F20, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] directs its removal.
F20Words in s. 14(2)(b) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 316; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
(7)For the purposes of this section the performance of a lay justice’s duties includes taking a training course provided by or on behalf of the [F21Lord Chief Justice] .
[F22(9)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (7).]
F21Words in s. 15(7) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 317(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F22S. 15(9) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 317(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
[F23(4)The Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice before—
F23S. 16(4)(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 318; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
(3)The [F24Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,] authorise a lay justice to continue to hold office as chairman or deputy chairman for the purposes of specified proceedings which are, or are expected to be, in progress on the day on which the lay justice’s office would otherwise end.
[F25(6)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F24Words in s. 17(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 319(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F25S. 17(6) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 319(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
(a)in a youth court F26...,
F26Words in s. 18(5)(a) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 85; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
Supplementary provisions about the benchE+W
19Training, development and appraisal of lay justicesE+W
(e)advising the [F27Lord Chief Justice] in relation to authorisations of lay justices as [F28judges of the family court or as members of] youth courts;
(f)granting or revoking such authorisations on behalf of the [F27Lord Chief Justice] .
(3)The [F29Lord Chief Justice] must ensure that [F30training and training materials that appear to him, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, to be appropriate] are provided for lay justices with a view to enabling them to comply with requirements as to training imposed by rules under section 10 or 18 or this section.
[F31(4)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F27Words in s. 19(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 320(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F28Words in s. 19(2)(e) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 86; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F29Words in s. 19(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 320(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F30Words in s. 19(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 320(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F31S. 19(4) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 320(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
20RulesE+W
(1)In sections 10, 17, 18 and 19 “rules” means rules made by the [F32Lord Chief Justice] .
(2)Before making any rules for the purposes of section 10, 17, 18 or 19 the [F33Lord Chief Justice] must consult—
[F34(za)the Lord Chancellor,]
(a)the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee,[F35and]
(b)the Family Procedure Rule Committee, F36...
[F37(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions of making the rules referred to in this section.]
F32Words in s. 20(1) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 321(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F33Words in s. 20(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 321(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F34S. 20(2)(za) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 321(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F35Word in s. 20(2)(a) inserted (18.9.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2398), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(a)
F36S. 20(2)(c) and word repealed (18.9.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2398), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 5(b)
F37S. 20(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 321(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F3821Duty to consult lay justices on matters affecting them etc.E+W
(1)The Lord Chancellor [F39and the Lord Chief Justice] must take all reasonable and practicable steps—
[F40(2)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F38S. 21 renumbered as s. 21(1) (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F39Words in s. 21(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F40S. 21(2) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)E+W
22Appointment etc.E+W
(1)Her Majesty may, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, appoint a person who [F41satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis] to be a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts).
(5)The Lord Chancellor may [F42, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] remove a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) from office on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour.
F41Words in s. 22(1) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15), ss. 50, 148, Sch. 10 para. 38(2); S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F42Words in s. 22(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 323; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
[F43Her Majesty]
(b)if [F44she] does so, may designate another of them to be the deputy of the Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate).
F43Words in s. 23 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 14, Sch. 3 para. 5(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 9
F44Words in s. 23 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 14, Sch. 3 para. 5(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 9
24Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)E+W
(1)The [F45Lord Chief Justice] may appoint a person who [F46satisfies the judicial-appointment eligibility condition on a 5-year basis] to be a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) for such period as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate (but subject to subsection (4)).
[F47(4)A person may be removed from office as a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates' Courts)—
(4D)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise the Lord Chief Justice's functions under subsection (1) or (4)(a).]
F45Words in s. 24(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 38(2); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F46Words in s. 24(1) substituted (21.7.2008) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, (c. 15), ss. 50, 148, {Sch. 10 para. 38(3)}; S.I. 2008/1653, art. 2(d) (with arts. 3, 4)
F47S. 24(4)-(4D) substituted for s. 24(4) (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 38(3); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
25District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) as justices of the peaceE+W
(2)It is the duty of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) to act as a justice of the peace in any local justice area in accordance with arrangements made by [F48the Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor] .
[F49(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (2).]
F48S. 25(2): words 'or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor' left out, and words 'the Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor' inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 325(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F49S. 25(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 325(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
26District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) able to act aloneE+W
F50S. 26(4) repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 99 Table; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
Justices' clerks and assistant clerksE+W
27Justices' clerks and assistant clerksE+W
(b)designated by the Lord Chancellor [F51, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] as a justices' clerk.
(a)must [F52, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] assign each justices' clerk to one or more local justice areas, and
(b)subject to [F53subsections (4A) to (4C)] , may change an assignment so as to assign the justices' clerk to a different local justice area or to different local justice areas.
[F54(4A)The Lord Chancellor may change an assignment of a justices' clerk so that he is no longer assigned to a local justice area (“the relevant area”) only if the conditions in subsections (4B) and (4C) are met.
(4C)The Lord Chief Justice must agree to the change.]
[F55(6A)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F51Words in s. 27(1)(b) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 326(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F52Words in s. 27(3)(a) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 326(3)(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F53Words in s. 27(3)(b) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 326(3)(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F54S. 27(4A)-(4C) substituted (3.4.2006) for s. 27(4) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 326(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F55S. 27(6A) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 326(5); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
28FunctionsE+W
[F56(2A)Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to functions of a justices' clerk given under section 31O(1)(a), or specified in section 31O(2), of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (functions in the family court, but see section 31O(1)(b) of that Act).]
[F57(5A)For the purposes of subsections (1) to (5) the functions of justices of the peace do not include functions as a judge of the family court.]
(8)In this section “rules” means rules made by the Lord Chancellor [F58with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice] .
(a)the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee,[F59and]
F60(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F61
[F62(10)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F56S. 28(2A) inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 87(2); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F57S. 28(5A) inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 87(3); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F58Words in s. 28(8) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 327(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F59Word in s. 28(9)(a) inserted (18.9.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2398), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(a)
F60S. 28(9)(b) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 87(4); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F61S. 28(9)(c) and word repealed (18.9.2012) by The Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2398), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 6(b)
F62S. 28(10) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 327(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
29IndependenceE+W
Places, dates and times of sittingsE+W
30Places, dates and times of sittingsE+W
(1)The Lord Chancellor may [F63, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] give directions as to the places in England and Wales at which magistrates' courts may sit.
(7)The Lord Chancellor may [F65, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] give directions as to the days on which and times at which magistrates' courts may sit.
[F66(9)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (1) or (7).]
F63Words in s. 30(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 328(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F64S. 30(6) omitted (22.4.2014) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 88; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F65Words in s. 30(7) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 328(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F66S. 30(9) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 328(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
Protection and indemnification of justices and justices' clerksE+W
31Immunity for acts within jurisdictionE+W
32Immunity for certain acts beyond jurisdictionE+W
34Costs in legal proceedingsE+W
to pay costs in any proceedings in respect of what he does or omits to do in the execution (or purported execution) of his duty as a justices' clerk or assistant clerk exercising, by virtue of an enactment, a function of a single justice of the peace [F67or a function of the family court or of a judge of that court].
(5)The Lord Chancellor may [F68, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] make regulations specifying—
[F69(6)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F67Words in s. 34(2) inserted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 89; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F68Words in s. 34(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 329(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F69S. 34(6) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 329(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
35IndemnityE+W
Fines officers and designated officersE+W
36Fines officersE+W
[F7036AAll functions of fines officers may be contracted-outE+W
A function given by or under an enactment to a fines officer as such is to be taken for the purposes of section 2(5) (ban on contracting-out of judicial functions) as not involving the making of judicial decisions and as not involving the exercise of any judicial discretion.]
F70S. 36A inserted (25.6.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 26(2), 61(6)
37Designated officers and magistrates' courtsE+W
Application of receipts of magistrates' courts etc.E+W
38Application of receipts of designated officersE+W
39Limits to requirements about application of receiptsE+W
40Regulations about payments, accounting and banking by designated officersE+W
41Disqualification of lay justices who are members of local authoritiesE+W
F71(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)[F72the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,][F72the London Fire Commissioner,]
[F73(ea)an economic prosperity board established under section 88 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009,
(eb)a combined authority established under section 103 of that Act,]
[F74(7)In the application of this section to the London Fire Commissioner, the reference in subsection (1) to a member of the local authority is to the person who is for the time being the Commissioner.]
F71S. 41(6)(c) repealed (7.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(2), Sch. 8 para. 189; S.I. 2013/1682, art. 3(v)
F72S. 41(6)(d) substituted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 109(2)
F73S. 41(6)(ea)(eb) inserted (17.12.2009) by Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20), ss. 119, 148, Sch. 6 para. 118; S.I. 2009/3318, art. 2
F74S. 41(7) inserted (31.1.2017 for specified purposes) by Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3), s. 183(1)(5)(e), Sch. 2 para. 109(3)
42Effect of Act of Settlement on existing justices of the peaceE+W