Section 75 Short title and extent.

England and Wales

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Act 1997.

(2)

Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, any amendment, repeal or revocation contained in Schedule 5 or 6 to this Act has the same extent as the provision it amends, repeals or revokes.

(3)

In Schedule 5 to this Act—

(a)

paragraphs 2 and 5 extend to England and Wales only; and

(b)

paragraph 9 extends to the United Kingdom.

(4)

In Schedule 6 to this Act, the repeal of section 70 of the M1Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 extends to England and Wales only.

(5)

Subject to subsections (2) to (4) above, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1996 c. 25.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 6(4), 109(3), 110(1), Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(aa) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2005/911)