# Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed), Section 51: Immunity for acts within jurisdiction.

Extent: E+W

(1) No action shall lie against any justice of the peace or justices’ clerk in respect of any act or omission of his—
(a) in the execution of his duty—
(i) as such a justice; or
(ii) as such a clerk exercising, by virtue of any statutory provision, any of the functions of a single justice; and
(b) with respect to any matter within his jurisdiction.
(2) In this section references to a justices’ clerk include any person appointed by a magistrates’ courts committee to assist a justices’ clerk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/25/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1997-repealed/section-51
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