# Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed), Paragraph 26

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies where, immediately before the commencement of this Act, any reference in Schedule 1 to the 1979 Act to any enactment under which a person held or was treated as holding any office or employment is to be construed by virtue of paragraph 15 of that Schedule as including a reference to any provision of Schedule 2 to the Justices of the Peace Act 1949.
(2) Any reference in this Schedule which corresponds to that reference in Schedule 1 to the 1979 Act shall be construed as including a reference to that provision of Schedule 2 to the Justices of the Peace Act 1949.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/25/schedule/4/paragraph/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1997-repealed/schedule-4/paragraph-26
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