Section 24 Procedure relating to s. 23.

England and Wales

(1)

Before submitting to the F1Lord Chancellor a draft order or a report under section 23 of this Act about any area, a magistrates’ courts committee—

(a)

shall consult the F2council of every non-metropolitan county F3F4unitary districtF5, county borough in Wales or F6. . . London boroughF7which includes all or part of the area and the magistrates for any existing petty sessional division in the area; and

(b)

in the case of a draft order F8concerning a non-metropolitan countyF9in England, after complying with paragraph (a) above, shall send a copy of their proposals to every interested authority and take into consideration any objections made in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time.

(2)

A magistrates’ courts committee submitting to the Lord Chancellor a draft order or a report under section 23 of this Act shall comply with such requirements (if any) as to notice as may be prescribed; and the Lord Chancellor, before making an order under that section about any area otherwise than in accordance with a draft submitted to him by the magistrates’ courts committee, shall send a copy of his proposals to the committee, to the F10council of every non-metropolitan county F11, unitary district, county borough in Wales or F12. . . London borough F13which includes all or part of the area, to the magistrates for any existing petty sessional division in the area and, if a non-metropolitan county in England is concerned, to every interested authority.

(3)

Before making any order under section 23 of this Act the Lord Chancellor shall take into consideration any objections made in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, and may cause a local inquiry to be held.

(4)

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(5)

Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act, the powers conferred by section 23 of this Act shall be in substitution for any other power to create or alter petty sessional divisions F15. . ., except powers conferred by any other provision of this Act F16or by section 69 of the Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994.

(6)

For the purposes of this section—

(a)

“interested authority”, in relation to any order or draft order F17concerning a non-metropolitan county in England, means the council of any district in the county F18(other than a unitary district) which is wholly or partly included in the area to which the order or draft order relates; and

(b)

an order shall be deemed to be made in accordance with a draft order if either it is made in terms of the draft order or the departures from the draft order do not, in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor, effect important alterations in the draft order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 24(1)(2)(3)(6)(b) substituted (1.4.1992) by virtue of S.I. 1992/709, art. 2(3).
F2: Words in s. 24(1)(a) substituted (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(2)(a); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 6
F3: Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c.51, SIF 81:1), s. 12(8)(a)(i)
F4: Words in s. 24(1)(a)(2) substituted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/674, reg. 2, Sch. Pt. I para. 1(5)(a)
F5: Word in s. 24(1)(a)(2) inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/675, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I para. 1(3)
F6: Word in s. 24(1)(a) repealed (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 91, 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(2)(b), Sch. 9 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/2594, arts. 6, 7
F7: Words in s. 24(1)(a) substituted (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(2)(c); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 6
F8: Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c.51, SIF 81:1), s. 12(8)(a)(ii)
F9: Words in s. 24(1)(b)(2)(6)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/675, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I para. 1(3)
F10: Words in s. 24(2) substituted (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(3)(a); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 6
F11: Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c.51, SIF 81:1), s. 12(8)(b)
F12: Word in s. 24(2) repealed (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 91, 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(3)(b), Sch. 9 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/2594, arts. 6, 7
F13: Words in s. 24(2) substituted (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(3)(c); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 6
F14: S. 24(4) repealed by Local Government Act 1985 (c.51, SIF 81:1), s. 102, Sch. 17
F15: Words in s. 24(5) repealed (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 91, 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(4)(a), Sch. 9 Pt. II; S.I. 1994/2594, arts. 6, 7
F16: Words in s. 24(5) inserted (1.11.1994) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 7(4)(b); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 6
F17: Words substituted by Local Government Act 1985 (c.51, SIF 81:1), s. 12(8)(d)
F18: Words in s. 24(6)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/674, reg. 2, Sch. Pt. I para. 1(5)(b)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt. II paras. 6(a), 23, 28 and saving (temp.) for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 7(2)(a)

Notes on Part II

Modifications

C1: Pt. II (ss. 17-30) extended (1.11.1994 for specified purposes and 1.4.1995 for all remaining purposes) by 1994 c. 29, s. 79(2)(6); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 4; S.I. 1995/685, art. 3.