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Section 62 Defaults of justices’ clerks and their staffs.

England and Wales

(1)

The F1Lord Chancellor may, if he thinks fit, pay to any person any money due to that person which he has not received because of the default of a justices’ clerk or of F2any staff of a magistrates’ courts committee.

(2)

In this section “justices’ clerk” has the same meaning as in section 61 of this Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 62(1) substituted (1.4.1992) by virtue of S.I. 1992/709, art. 2(3).

F2

Words in s. 62(1) substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para.20; S.I. 1995/685, art.7(k)

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Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt.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 for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt.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

Modifications

C1

Pt. VI (ss. 55–62) extended by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.43, SIF 82), s. 87(4)

C2

Pt. VI (ss. 55–62) amended by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c.43, SIF 82), s. 87A(2) (as inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33, SIF 39:1), ss. 62(1), 123, Sch. 8 para. 16)