# Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 164


In section 47(3) (construction of references to the jurisdiction of a court), for the words from “construed in relation” onwards substitute
“construed—
(a) in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales as a reference to the local justice area in which the court acts, and
(b) in relation to a magistrates' court in Northern Ireland as a reference to the petty sessions district for which the court acts.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/8/paragraph/164 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-8/paragraph-164
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