Introductory text

Justices of the peace, england and wales

Made 17th June 2007

Laid before Parliament 19th June 2007

Coming into force 13th July 2007

The Lord Chief Justice makes the following Rules, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by:

sections 10(4), 18(6) and (7) and 19(1) and (2) of the Courts Act 2003^f1, after consultation with the Lord Chancellor, the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee, the Family Procedure Rule Committee and the Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee in accordance with section 20(2) of that Act^f2;

section 67(4) of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980^f3 after consultation with the Lord Chancellor and after consultation with the Family Procedure Rule Committee in accordance with section 67(6) of that Act; and

section 45(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933^f4 with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor and after consultation with the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee in accordance with section 45(6) of that Act:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c.39; section 10 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 308 and 313 and section 19 was amended by that Act, Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 308 and 320.
f2: section 20 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 308 and 321.
f3: 1980 c.43; section 67 was substituted by the Courts Act 2003, section 49(1) and amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 Schedule 4, Part I, paragraphs 99 and 101.
f4: 1933 c.12; section 45 was substituted by the Courts Act 2003, section 50(1) and amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Schedule 4, Part I, paragraph 20.