# Access to Justice Act 1999, Paragraph 70


(1) Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (administrative provisions) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 23, in paragraph (b) (particulars of recognizance to be given to clerk), for “clerk” substitute “ proper officer ”.
(3) After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(1A) In sub-paragraph (1) “proper officer” means—
(a) in relation to a magistrates’ court in England and Wales, the justices’ chief executive for the court; and
(b) in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”
(4) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 31 (particulars of forfeited recognizance to be given to clerk), for “clerk” substitute “ proper officer ”.
(5) After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(3A) In sub-paragraph (3) “proper officer” means—
(a) in relation to a magistrates’ court in England and Wales, the justices’ chief executive for the court; and
(b) in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/schedule/13/paragraph/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/schedule-13/paragraph-70
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