Section 37 Designated officers and magistrates' courts

England and Wales

(1)

Any reference in an enactment to the designated officer, in relation to a magistrates' court, justice of the peace or local justice area, is to a person who is—

(a)

appointed by the Lord Chancellor under section 2(1) or provided under a contract made by virtue of section 2(4), and

(b)

designated by the Lord Chancellor in relation to that court, justice of the peace or area.

(2)

In this section “magistrates' court” includes—

(a)

a committee of justices, F1...

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in s. 37(2)(a) omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), s. 4(3), Sch. para. 31(a); S.I. 2020/24, reg. 3(b)
F2: S. 37(2)(b) omitted (6.4.2020) by virtue of Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), s. 4(3), Sch. para. 31(b); S.I. 2020/24, reg. 3(b)