Section 72 Short title, commencement and extent.

England and Wales

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Act 1979.

(2)

This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which it is passed.

(3)

This Act shall not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.

Notes on the whole Act

F1: Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt.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 for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt.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