# Courts Act 2003, Section 37: Designated officers and magistrates' courts

Extent: E+W

(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, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/section-37
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