Section 178 Assessors for county court in appeals from juvenile courts.

Northern Ireland

(1)

Where a county court deals with a case on appeal from a juvenile court, the judge shall, where practicable, be assisted by two F1 F2... lay magistrates, at least one of whom (where practicable) is a woman, who shall sit with him and act as assessors.

(2)

Where in any case only one such lay magistrate is available, the judge may sit with that lay magistrate; and where in any case no such lay magistrate is available and it appears to the judge that an adjournment would not be in the interests of justice, he may sit alone.

Para. (3) rep. by 2002 c. 26

(4)

In this section—

F3...
“judge” has the same meaning as in the County Courts Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 1959 c.25.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 2002 c. 26
F2: Words in s. 178(1) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 62(1)(a), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)
F3: Words in s. 178(4) repealed (31.10.2016) by Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 9), s. 106(2), Sch. 1 para. 62(1)(b), Sch. 9 Pt. 1 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.R. 2016/387, art. 2(k)(m) (with art. 3)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Most functions transf. to D/HSS, SRO (NI) 1973/504. Remaining functions transf. to S of S., SI 1973/2163