Section 29 Functions of justices’ clerk as collecting officer.

England and Wales

(1)

A justices’ clerk shall by virtue of his office be collecting officer of any magistrates’ court of which he is the clerk.

(2)

In his capacity as such a collecting officer, a justices’ clerk—

(a)

shall discharge all such functions as are conferred by any enactment on a collecting officer appointed by the justices for a petty sessional division under the M1Affiliation Orders Act 1914; and

(b)

shall act under any order directing the payment of money to him which was made by any court under section 30 of the M2Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 (which provided for periodical payments under court orders to be made through an officer of the court or other third party) and which continues to have effect in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 14 of Schedule I to this Act.

(3)

Subsections (1) and (2) above shall have effect without prejudice to the provisions of F1F2sections 59 and 59A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980(periodical payments through justices’ clerk F3and proceedings by the clerk, etc.) or section 62 of that Act(relating to payments required to be made to a child).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 29(3) substituted by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.43, SIF 82), s. 154(1), Sch. 7 para. 195
F2: Words in s. 29(3) substituted (1.4.1992) by Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 (c. 17, SIF 49:3), s. 11(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(a); S.I. 1992/455, art.2
F3: Words in s. 29(3) inserted (1.4.1992) by Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991 (c. 17, SIF 49:3), s. 11(1), Sch. 2 para. 4(b); S.I. 1992/455, art.2

Marginal citations

M1: 1914 c. 6.
M2: 1914 c. 58.

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F1: Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt.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 for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt.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.