Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed)
Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed) (1997 c. 25)
- Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed) (1997 c. 25)
- Part I Commissions of the peace and petty sessions areas
- 1 Commission areas.
- 2 London commission areas.
- 3 General form of commissions of the peace.
- 4 Petty sessions areas.
- Part II Justices of the peace
- Justices other than District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts)
- 5 Appointment and removal of justices of the peace.
- 6 Residence qualification.
- 7 Supplemental list for England and Wales.
- 8 Removal of name from supplemental list.
- 9 Effect of entry of name in supplemental list.
- 10 Travelling, subsistence and financial loss allowances.
- District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts)
- 10A Appointment and tenure.
- 10B Deputies.
- 10C Status.
- 10D Power to discharge functions exercisable by two justices.
- 10E Disapplication of restrictions.
- Stipendiary magistrates
- 11 Appointment and removal of stipendiary magistrates.
- 12 Retirement of stipendiary magistrates.
- 13 Acting stipendiary magistrate.
- 14 Place of sitting and powers of stipendiary magistrates.
- 15 Certain restrictions on magistrates’ courts not to apply to stipendiary magistrates.
- Metropolitan stipendiary magistrates
- 16 Appointment, removal and retirement of metropolitan stipendiary magistrates.
- 17 Metropolitan stipendiary magistrates: allocation and sittings etc.
- 18 Jurisdiction of metropolitan stipendiary magistrates and lay justices for inner London area.
- 19 Acting metropolitan stipendiary magistrate.
- 20 Division of work in inner London area.
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- General provisions
- 22 Chairman and deputy chairmen of justices.
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- 24 Rules as to chairmanship and size of bench.
- 25 Records of justices of the peace.
- 26 Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire.
- Part III Magistrates’ courts committees
- Introductory
- 27 Introduction.
- Magistrates’ courts committees outside Greater London
- 27A Committees.
- 27B Alteration of committee areas.
- 28 Constitution of committees.
- 29 Regulations about committees.
- 30 Supplementary provisions about committees.
- Greater London
- 30A Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority.
- 30B Regulations about Authority.
- 30C Procedure of Authority.
- 31A Execution of warrants.
- 31 General powers and duties of magistrates’ courts committees.
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- 32A Alteration of commission areas.
- 33 Alteration of petty sessions areas.
- 34 Procedure relating to s. 33.
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- 37 Reports and plans.
- 38 Default powers.
- 39 Studies by Audit Commission.
- 39A Code of conduct for members etc.
- 39B Non-compliance with code.
- Part IV Justices’ chief executives, justices’ clerks and staff
- 40 Appointment of justices’ chief executive.
- 41 Role of justices’ chief executive.
- 41A Justices’ chief executive as collecting officer.
- 42 Appointment and removal of justices’ clerks.
- 43 Qualifications for appointment as justices’ clerk.
- 44 Terms of employment of justices’ chief executives, justices’ clerks and staff.
- 45 General powers and duties of justices’ clerks.
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- 47 Person acting as substitute clerk to justices.
- 48 Independence of justices’ clerks and staff exercising legal functions.
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- 50 Pensions etc. of justices’ chief executive, justices’ clerks and staff in inner London area.
- Part V Protection and indemnification of justices and justices’ clerks
- 51 Immunity for acts within jurisdiction.
- 52 Immunity for certain acts beyond jurisdiction.
- 53 Where action prohibited, proceedings may be set aside.
- 53A Costs in legal proceedings.
- 54 Indemnification of justices and justices’ clerks.
- Part VI Administrative and financial arrangements
- Greater London Magistrates’ Courts Authority
- 59A Functions.
- 59B Funding.
- 59C Consultation.
- 59D Accounting.
- Provisions applying to all magistrates’ courts committees.
- 59E Standard goods and services.
- 60A Regulations about payment, accounting and banking.
- Part VII Inspection of magistrates’ courts service
- 62 Inspectors of the magistrates’ courts service.
- 63 Powers of inspectors.
- Part VIII Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
- 64 Training courses.
- 64A Disqualifying offices
- 65 Disqualification in case of bankruptcy.
- 66 Disqualification in certain cases of justices who are members of local authorities.
- 67 Justices not disqualified by reason of liability to local taxation.
- 68 Acts done by justices outside their commission area.
- 68A Provision of accommodation for justices and staff.
- 69 Promissory oaths of certain justices.
- 70 Application of enactments to the City of London.
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- 72 Interpretation.
- 73 Transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
- 74 Commencement.
- 75 Short title and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- Part I Inner London area
- Part II Outer London areas
- SCHEDULE 4 Transitional provisions and savings
- Part I General provisions
- Continuity of the law
- General saving for old transitional provisions and savings
- Use of existing forms, etc.
- Part II Provisions relating to particular enactments
- Interpretation
- Petty sessions areas
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- Inner London area
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- Stipendiary magistrates
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- Magistrates’ courts committees
- Justices’ chief executives
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- Justices’ clerks etc.
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- Immunity and indemnification of justices and justices’ clerks
- Pensions Act 1995
- Enactments passed before 18th April 1973
- Justices of the Peace Act 1949, Schedule 2
- Saving for superannuation provisions
- Saving for amendment of Local Government Act 1974
- Provision made by subordinate legislation
- SCHEDULE 5 Consequential amendments
- The Sheriffs Act 1887 (c. 55)
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- The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)
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- The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
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- The London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c. xcvii)
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- The National Assistance Act 1948 (c. 29)
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- The Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
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- The Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)
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- The Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42)
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- The Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c. 45)
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- The Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
- The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
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- The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71)
- The Administration of Justice Act 1973 (c. 15)
- The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
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- The Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (c. 62)
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- The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)
- The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
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- The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
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- The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37)
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- The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)
- The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)
- The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
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- The Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34)
- The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
- The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c. 4)
- The Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
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- The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
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- The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)
- The Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
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- The Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)
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- The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
- The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 9)
- The Probation Service Act 1993 (c. 47)
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- The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
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- The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)
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- The Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
- SCHEDULE 6 Repeals and revocations
- Part I Repeals
- Part II Revocations
- TABLE OF DERIVATIONS
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