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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-magistrates-courts-authority-transitional-provisions-order-2000/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/240",
  "legislation_title": "The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Transitional Provisions) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-magistrates-courts-authority-transitional-provisions-order-2000",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Functions of the Authority",
  "text": "(1) During the transitional period the Authority shall only have the following functions and powers—\n(a) to commence and sustain the running of the Authority as a shadow magistrates' courts committee for the Greater London area;\n(b) to make all necessary preparations for the assumption of its functions as a magistates' courts committee on the appointed day;\n(c) to prepare any budgets or plans that will be required by it when those functions are assumed;\n(d) to prepare and submit capital bids in respect of expenditure to be incurred on and after the appointed day;\n(e) to make determinations under section 59A(1) of the 1997 Act and to make arrangements to provide the petty sessional court-houses, other accommodation, goods and services as required by section 59A(1) in relation to the period following the appointed day;\n(f) to make determinations referred to in sections 59C(1)(a) and (b) of the 1997 Act in relation to the period following the appointed day and in relation to the transitional period so far as may be necessary for it to carry out its functions and exercise its powers under this article;\n(g) to enter into contracts;\n(h) to consult and negotiate with persons who will, on and after the appointed day, be employed by the Authority and with trade unions and other organisations representing such persons; and\n(i) to appoint a justices' chief executive and other staff of the Authority.\n(2) The preparations referred to in article 4(1)(b) shall include (without limitation)—\n(a) establishing an accounting system;\n(b) making arrangements for provision of a payroll function;\n(c) making determinations under section 76(4A) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and making arrangements for the provision of court security staff as required by section 76(4B) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 in relation to the period after the appointed day;\n(d) making arrangements for provision of an employee’s pension scheme; and\n(e) making arrangements to comply with its duties under section 59D of the 1997 Act in relation to the period after the appointed day.\n(3) The existing committees shall give the Authority such information and assistance as is reasonably required by the Authority to enable it to carry out its functions and exercise its powers under this article.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Sections 59A and 59C of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) were inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 by section 83(2) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) which comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1991 c. 53. Subsections (4A) and (4B) of section 76 were inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) by paragraph 7 of Schedule 12 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) which comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 59D was inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) by section 83(2) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) which comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/240/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:43.130520+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}