# The Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) (Amendment) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/696 · made 5 March 2001

This Order substitutes a new list for the list of commission areas in the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999. The new list substituted by this Order takes account of changes to magistrates' courts committee areas effected by Orders that establish on 1st April 2001 the following magistrates' courts committees:Greater Manchester (the magistrates' courts committees for Manchester, North and West Greater Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford are abolished);South Yorkshire (the magistrates' courts committees for Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are abolished);Sussex (the magistrates' courts committees for East Sussex and West Sussex are abolished); andWest Mercia (the magistrates' courts committees for Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire are abolished).

Made under: Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed) (Section 1)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-commission-areas-amendment-order-2001/pdf/uksi_20010696_en.pdf

## Introductory text

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 5th March 2001
Coming into force 1st April 2001
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997, makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) In this Order “the 1999 Order” means the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999.

## 2 Amendments to the 1999 Order

(1) After the word “committee” in article 1(2) of the 1999 Order there shall be added the words “; and “the GLMCA” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997”.
(2) For the Schedule to the 1999 Order there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order.

## Signature

Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Jane Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Dated 5th March 2001

## I COMMISSION AREAS IN ENGLAND OUTSIDE GREATER LONDON

Name of commission area
Extent of commission area
Avon and Somerset
The area of Avon and Somerset MCC
Bedfordshire
The area of Bedfordshire MCC
Cambridgeshire
The area of Cambridgeshire MCC
Cheshire
The area of Cheshire MCC
Cleveland
The area of Cleveland MCC
Cumbria
The area of Cumbria MCC
Derbyshire
The area of Derbyshire MCC
Devon and Cornwall
The area of Devon and Cornwall MCC
Dorset
The area of Dorset MCC
Durham
The area of Durham MCC
East Sussex
The part of the area of Sussex MCC comprising the following local government areas: Brighton and Hove Borough Council
East Sussex County Council
Essex
The area of Essex MCC
Gloucestershire
The area of Gloucestershire MCC
Greater Manchester
The area of Greater Manchester MCC
Hampshire
The part of the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight MCC comprising the following local government areas: Hampshire County Council
Portsmouth City Council
Southampton City Council
Hereford and Worcester
The part of the area of West Mercia MCC comprising the following local government areas: County of Herefordshire District Council
Worcestershire County Council
Hertfordshire
The area of Hertfordshire MCC
Humberside
The area of Humberside MCC
Isle of Wight
The part of the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight MCC comprising the local government area of Isle of Wight County Council
Kent
The area of Kent MCC
Lancashire
The area of Lancashire MCC
Leicestershire
The area of Leicestershire MCC
Lincolnshire
The area of Lincolnshire MCC
Merseyside
The area of Merseyside MCC
Norfolk
The area of Norfolk MCC
Northamptonshire
The area of Northamptonshire MCC
Northumberland
The part of the area of Northumbria MCC comprising the local government area of Northumberland County Council
North Yorkshire
The area of North Yorkshire MCC
Nottinghamshire
The area of Nottinghamshire MCC
Shropshire
The part of the area of West Mercia MCC comprising the following local government areas: Shrophsire County Council
Telford and Wrekin Council
South Yorkshire
The area of South Yorkshire MCC
Staffordshire
The area of Staffordshire MCC
Suffolk
The area of Suffolk MCC
Surrey
The area of Surrey MCC
Thames Valley
The area of Thames Valley MCC
Tyne and Wear
The part of the area of Northumbria MCC comprising the following local government areas: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Sunderland City Council
Warwickshire
The area of Warwickshire MCC
West Midlands
The area of West Midlands MCC
West Yorkshire
The area of West Yorkshire MCC
West Sussex
The part of the area of Sussex MCC comprising the local government area of West Sussex County Council
Wiltshire
The area of Wiltshire MCC

## II COMMISSION AREAS IN WALES

Name of commission area
Extent of commission area
Dyfed Powys
The area of Dyfed Powys MCC
Gwent
The area of Gwent MCC
North Wales
The area of North Wales MCC
South Wales
The part of the area of South Wales MCC comprising the following local government areas: Bridgend County Borough Council
Cardiff City and County Council
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council
West Glamorgan
The part of the area of South Wales MCC comprising the following local government areas: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
City and County of Swansea Council

## III COMMISSION AREAS IN GREATER LONDON

Name of commisson area
Extent of commission area
City of London
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government area of the City of London
Inner London
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the inner London boroughs
Middlesex
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Barnet
Brent
Ealing
Enfield
Haringey
Harrow
Hillingdon
Hounslow
North East Greater London
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Barking
Havering
Newham
Redbridge
Waltham Forest
South East Greater London
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Bexley
Bromley
Croydon
South West Greater London
The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Kingston upon Thames
Merton
Richmond upon Thames
Sutton

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order substitutes a new list for the list of commission areas in the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999. The new list substituted by this Order takes account of changes to magistrates' courts committee areas effected by Orders that establish on 1st April 2001 the following magistrates' courts committees:
Greater Manchester (the magistrates' courts committees for Manchester, North and West Greater Manchester, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Trafford are abolished);
South Yorkshire (the magistrates' courts committees for Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are abolished);
Sussex (the magistrates' courts committees for East Sussex and West Sussex are abolished); and
West Mercia (the magistrates' courts committees for Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire are abolished).
The new list also takes account of the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority established under section 30A(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (inserted by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999).

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