# Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (repealed 19.6.1997), Section 1: Commission areas.

Extent: E+W

Subject to any order made under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992,or section 55 of the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 there shall in England and Wales be a commission of the peace for the following areas . . ., that is to say—
(a) every metropolitan county or relevant area in England;
(aa) every preserved county in Wales;
(b) every London commission area; and
(c) the City of London.
and in this Act “commission area” means an area for which there is a commission of the peace.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/55/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1979-repealed-1961997/section-1
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