# Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015, Paragraph 57


(1) Omit section 3 (justices of the peace).
(2) In section 9 (appointment and assignment of district judges (magistrates' courts))—
(a) in subsection (4) for “in any petty sessions district” substitute “in any magistrates' court”;
(b) in subsection (5) for “petty sessions districts” substitute “ divisions ”;
(c) at the end add—
“(6) In subsection (5) “division” means an administrative court division specified under section2 of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 for all or the residual purposes of a magistrates' court.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/9/schedule/1/paragraph/57 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-act-northern-ireland-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-57
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