# Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 290


(1) Amend section 23 (discontinuance of proceedings in magistrates' courts) as follows.
(2) In subsections (3), (7) and (8), for “justices' chief executive for” substitute “ designated officer for ”.
(3) In subsection (10), for “rules made under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980” substitute “ Criminal Procedure Rules ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/8/paragraph/290 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-8/paragraph-290
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