Section 63 Courses of instruction.

England and Wales

(1)

It shall be the duty of every magistrates’ courts committee, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Lord Chancellor, to make and administer schemes providing for courses of instruction for justices of the peace of their area.

F1(2)

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(3)

There may be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any expenses incurred by the Lord Chancellor in providing courses of instruction for justices of the peace.

(4)

If courses of instruction are not provided for justices of the peace of any area as required by subsection (1) F2. . ., then any expenses incurred by the Lord Chancellor in providing courses of instruction to make good the default shall be recoverable by him from the magistrates’ courts committee . . . in default; and any sums recovered by the Lord Chancellor under this subsection shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund.

(5)

The F3Lord Chancellor may provide courses of instruction for justices’ clerks F4and for staff of magistrates’ courts committees.

(6)

In this section “justices’ clerk” includes a clerk of special sessions.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 63(2) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/685, art.8(m)
F2: Words in s. 63(4) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/685, art.8(m)
F3: Words in s. 63(5) substituted (1.4.1992) by virtue of S.I. 1992/709, art. 2(3).
F4: Words in s. 63(5) substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para.21; S.I. 1995/685, art.7(1)(l)

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F1: Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt.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 for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt.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