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Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed) in Scotland

1997 c. 25 · Enacted 19 March 1997 · Extends to United Kingdom

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 1 April 2005.

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Act repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 6(4), 109(3), 110(1), Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(aa) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2005/911)

Contents

  1. Part VIII: Miscellaneous and supplementary provisions
  2. 64ADisqualifying offices
  3. 73Transitional provisions, consequential amendments and repeals.
  4. Schedule 5: Consequential amendments
  5. The Sheriffs Act 1887 (c. 55)
  6. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
  8. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. The London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939 (c. xcvii)
  10. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. The Marriage Act 1949 (c. 76)
  12. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. The Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26)
  14. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. The Administration of Justice Act 1964 (c. 42)
  16. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. The Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c. 45)
  18. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. The Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77)
  20. 10Paragraph 10
  21. The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70)
  22. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. The Criminal Justice Act 1972 (c. 71)
  24. 12Paragraph 12
  25. The Administration of Justice Act 1973 (c. 15)
  26. 13Paragraph 13
  27. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (c. 18)
  28. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. The Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (c. 62)
  30. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)
  32. 16Paragraph 16
  33. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
  34. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. The Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
  36. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
  38. 19Paragraph 19
  39. The Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37)
  40. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c. 23)
  42. 21Paragraph 21
  43. The Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51)
  44. 22Paragraph 22
  45. The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33)
  46. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. The Legal Aid Act 1988 (c. 34)
  48. 24Paragraph 24
  49. The Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
  50. 25Paragraph 25
  51. The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (c. 4)
  52. 26Paragraph 26
  53. The Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  54. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  55. The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (c. 18)
  56. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  57. The Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)
  58. 29Paragraph 29
  59. The Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
  60. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  61. The Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19)
  62. 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  63. The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
  64. 32Paragraph 32
  65. The Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (c. 9)
  66. 33Paragraph 33
  67. The Probation Service Act 1993 (c. 47)
  68. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  69. The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19)
  70. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  71. The Drug Trafficking Act 1994 (c. 37)
  72. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  73. The Police Act 1996 (c. 16)
  74. 37Paragraph 37
  75. Schedule 6: Repeals and revocations
  76. IRepeals
  77. IIRevocations

64ADisqualifying offices

The person who is the chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission an any person who is otherwise a member of that Commission or a member of its staff is disqualified for being appointed or acting as a justice of the peace.

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The transitional provisions and savings in Schedule 4 to this Act shall have effect.

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The enactments and instruments mentioned in Schedule 5 to this Act shall be amended in accordance with that Schedule.

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The enactments mentioned in Schedule 6 to this Act shall be repealed, and the instruments mentioned in that Schedule shall be revoked, to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

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In Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (control on entry: administrative provisions), in paragraphs 23(3) and 31(4), for the words from “purposes” to “being” there shall be substituted “ purposes of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 and, in particular, section 60 of that Act, as being ”.

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In section 51 of the Criminal Justice Act 1972 (execution of process between England and Wales and Scotland), in subsection (4), for the words from “by virtue” to “it has” there shall be substituted “ by virtue of section 45(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997, as it has ”.

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The Administration of Justice Act 1973 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

For section 5 there shall be substituted—

“ Consequential.

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Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect; and the enactments specified in paragraph 10 of that Schedule shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that paragraph.”

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In Schedule 1 (consequential provisions), in paragraph 7, for “section 10(2)(a) to (c) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 9(2)(a) to (c) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In section 38 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (solicitor who is a justice of the peace not to act in certain proceedings)—

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in subsection (3), for “section 8 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 7 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”; F1 . . .

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The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.

(2)

In each of the provisions of that Act specified in sub-paragraph (3) below, for “the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

(3)

The provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above are—

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in section 87 (enforcement of payment of fines by High Court and county court), subsection (4); and

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in section 87A (fines imposed on companies), subsection (2).

(4)

In section 139 (disposal of sums adjudged to be paid by conviction), in paragraph (c), for “section 61 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 60 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In section 20 of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (regulations), in subsection (5), for “section 61 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 60 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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The Local Government Act 1985 shall be amended as follows.

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In section 99 (disqualification of justices), for “Section 64 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ Section 66 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

(3)

In Schedule 13 (residuary bodies), in paragraph 13, for paragraph (i) there shall be substituted—

“(i)

section 66 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;”.

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In Schedule 3 to the Legal Aid Act 1988 (criminal proceedings: enforcement of contribution orders), in paragraph 4—

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in sub-paragraph (1), for “the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”; and

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in sub-paragraph (2), for “section 61(4) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 60(4) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In section 82 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (accounting for fixed penalties)—

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in subsection (1), for “section 61 (application of fines and fees) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 60 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (application of fines and fees) ”;

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in subsection (2)(b), for “section 59 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 57 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”; and

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in subsection (2A), for “the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In Schedule 4 to the Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (forfeiture orders), in paragraph 1(3), for “section 61 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 60 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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The Criminal Justice Act 1991 shall be amended as follows.

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In section 76 (provision of court security officers), in subsection (6), in the definition of “paying authority”, for “the 1979 Act” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

(3)

In section 92 (interpretation of Part IV), in subsection (2), for “the 1979 Act” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In Part I of Schedule 1 to the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (tribunals under direct supervision of Council on Tribunals), in paragraph 23, for “section 53(3) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55)” there shall be substituted “ section 54(6) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) ”.

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In section 27 of the Prisoners and Criminal Proceedings (Scotland) Act 1993 (interpretation of Part I), in subsection (1), in the definition of “petty sessions area”, for “the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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The Police Act 1996 shall be amended as follows.

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In section 5 (reductions in size of police authorities), in subsection (2)(c), for “section 21(1A) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 29(2) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

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In Schedule 2 (police authorities)—

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in paragraph 7, for “section 21(1A) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ section 29(2) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”; and

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in paragraph 27, for “the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “ the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ”.

IRepeals

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
1973 c. 15.The Administration of Justice Act 1973.In Schedule 1, paragraph 3.
1979 c. 55.The Justices of the Peace Act 1979.The whole Act.
1980 c. 43.The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.In Schedule 7, paragraphs 55 and 191 to 197.
1982 c. 53.The Administration of Justice Act 1982.Section 65.
1985 c. 51.The Local Government Act 1985.Section 12.
Section 60(6).
In Schedule 14, paragraph 57.
1988 c. 4.The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988.In Schedule 6, paragraph 20.
1988 c. 33.The Criminal Justice Act 1988.Section 164.
In Schedule 15, paragraph 63.
1988 c. 41.The Local Government Finance Act 1988.In Schedule 12, paragraph 2.
1988 c. 50.The Housing Act 1988.In Schedule 17, paragraph 27.
1989 c. 41.The Children Act 1989.In Schedule 11, paragraph 7.
1989 c. 43.The Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989.In Schedule 2, paragraph 3.
1990 c. 41.The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990.Section 108.
Section 117.
In Schedule 10, paragraphs 44 and 45.
1991 c. 17.The Maintenance Enforcement Act 1991.In Schedule 2, paragraph 4.
1991 c. 53.The Criminal Justice Act 1991.Section 93(3) and (4).
In section 99(1), the definition of “the 1979 Act”.
In Schedule 11, paragraph 40(2)(k).
1992 c. 14.The Local Government Finance Act 1992.In Schedule 13, paragraph 48.
1993 c. 8.The Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.In Schedule 6, paragraph 19.
1994 c. 19.The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994.In Schedule 2, paragraph 10.
1994 c. 29.The Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994.Sections 69 to 90 and 91(2) and (3).
In Schedule 4, paragraph 54.
Schedule 7.
In Schedule 8, Part I.
1995 c. 25.The Environment Act 1995.In Schedule 10, paragraph 19.
1995 c. 26.The Pensions Act 1995.In Schedule 5, paragraph 8.
1996 c. 16.The Police Act 1996.In Schedule 7, paragraph 1(2)(o).
1996 c. 25.The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996.Section 70.

IIRevocations

ChapterShort titleExtent of repeal
S.I. 1985/1383.The Local Government (Magistrates’ Courts etc.) Order 1985.In the Schedule, paragraph 3.
S.I. 1990/531.The Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (Amendment) Order 1990.The whole order.
S.I. 1994/2594The Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994The whole order.
S.I. 1995/42.The Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1995.The whole order.
S.I. 1995/685.The Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1995.The whole order.
S.I. 1996/674.The Local Government Changes for England (Magistrates’ Courts) Regulations 1996.In the Schedule, paragraphs 1 and 4(2).
S.I. 1996/675.The Magistrates’ Courts (Wales) (Consequences of Local Government Changes) Order 1996.In the Schedule, paragraph 1.
S.I. 1996/676.The Commission Areas (Gwent, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan) Order 1996.The whole order.
S.I. 1996/1924.The Maximum Number of Stipendiary Magistrates Order 1996.The whole Order.