Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order—

“the 1997 Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997^f1;
“the appointed day” means the day when section 30A(2) of the 1997 Act^f2 comes into force;
“the Authority” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the 1997 Act^f3;
“the Constitution Regulations” means the Magistrates' Courts Committees (Constitution) Regulations 1999^f4;
“the existing committees” means the existing magistrates' courts committees for areas in Greater London listed in the Schedule to this Order; and
“the transitional period” means the period starting on 1st March 2000 and ending on the day immediately preceding the appointed day.

Annotations

f1: 1997 c. 25.
f2: Section 30A(2) was inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22). The part of section 83(1) which inserted section 30A(2) into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint.
f3: Section 30A(1) was inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22).
f4: S.I. 1999/2395.