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Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

Made 10th March 2009

Laid before Parliament 12th March 2009

Coming into force 6th April 2009

The Lord Chief Justice with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980f1 after consultation with the rule committee appointed under section 144(A1) of that Act:

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1980 c.43. Section 144 was amended by section 125(3) of and paragraph 25 of Schedule 18 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41), section 78(2) of and paragraphs 26 and 29 of Schedule 11 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c.22), section 109(1) and (3) of and paragraph 245 of Schedule 8 and Schedule 10 to the Courts Act 2003 (c.39), and section 15(1) of and paragraphs 99 and 102 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4).