# Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, Paragraph 6


So far as may be appropriate in consequence of the provision made by section 10 or by or by virtue of this Schedule—
(a) references in any enactment or instrument to a justice of the peace (or to a justice of the peace other than a resident magistrate) may be construed as being or including a reference to a lay magistrate, and
(b) references in any enactment or instrument to a magistrates’ court may be construed as a reference to a resident magistrate or a court of summary jurisdiction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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