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Justices of the Peace Act 1968 in Scotland

1968 c. 69 · Enacted 25 October 1968 · Extends to England, Wales and Scotland

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Contents

  1. 6Provisions applying to Scotland.
  2. 7Commencement, and power to provide for transitional matters.
  3. 8Supplementary.
  4. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  5. Schedule 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Schedule 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. Part I: Principal Provisions as to City of London
  7. 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
  8. 2, 3Paragraph 2, 3 Repealed
  9. 4Paragraph 4
  10. 5Paragraph 5
  11. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  12. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  13. 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
  14. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  15. 10Paragraph 10
  16. Part II
  17. 11—14Paragraph 11—14 Repealed
  18. Part III
  19. 15, 16Paragraph 15, 16 Repealed

6Provisions applying to Scotland.

(1)

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2), (3)

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7Commencement, and power to provide for transitional matters.

C1(1)

The provisions of section 1 of this Act and Schedules 1 to 3 shall not come into force until such day as Her Majesty may by Order in Council appoint, and a different day may be appointed for different provisions or for different purposes of the same provision.

(2)

An Order in Council under subsection (1) above may include such provision as appears to Her Majesty to be expedient for supplementing, as regards transitional matters, the provisions of this Act . . . F1 and any provision included in an Order in Council by virtue of this subsection may be varied or revoked by a further Order in Council.

(3)

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(4)

The provisions of section 4 of this Act shall not come into force until such day as the Secretary of State may by order (to be made by statutory instrument) appoint, and a different day may be appointed for Scotland from the day appointed for England and Wales.

(5)

Any statutory instrument containing an Order in Council or order under this section shall be laid before Parliament after being made.

8Supplementary.

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Act 1968.

(2)

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(3)

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland, . . . F2

Schedule 1F1

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Schedule 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

1

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2, 3

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4

1)—(3)

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(4)

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5C1

In the M1City of London Police Act 1839 for the definition of “justice” in section 2 (by which the word is defined to mean the Lord Mayor or any alderman or the recorder of the City) there shall be substituted— “justice” means a justice of the peace for the City of London ”.

6

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7

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8

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9

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10

(1)

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(2)

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11—14

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15, 16

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