# The Local Government Changes for England (Magistrates' Courts) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 3: Sheriffs Act 1887


In section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887 the following shall be inserted at the end—
“Any reference to a justice of the peace for a county shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a justice of the peace for a commission area (as defined in section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979) comprising the whole or any part of that county.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/674/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-changes-for-england-magistrates-courts-regulations-1996/schedule/paragraph-3
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