Introductory text

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

Procedure

Made 2nd March 2011

Laid before Parliament 7th March 2011

Coming into force 6th April 2011

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 28 and 108(6) of the Courts Act 2003^f1 with the concurrence of the Senior Presiding Judge (as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice^f2):

In accordance with section 28(9) of that Act the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, the Family Procedure Rule Committee and the Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c.39. Section 28 was amended by section 15(1) of, and paragraphs 308 and 327(1), (2) and (3) of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) and section 108(6) was amended by section 15(1) of and paragraphs 308 and 348 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
f2: The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder under section 28(10) of the Courts Act 2003.