The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) England and Wales Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 13 para. 33(1) 65(1) repealed (EW) (prosp.) by Family Law Act 1996 s. 66(3) Sch. 10 44Paragraph 44 The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)