Section 52 Jurisdiction to deal with complaints.F1
England and Wales
(1)
A magistrates' court has jurisdiction to hear any complaint.
(2)
But subsection (1) is subject to provision made by any enactment.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 52 substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 47(2),110; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(q)
Notes on Part II
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 2 applied in part (4.5.2021) by S.I. 1981/552, rule 60A (as inserted by The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/459), rules 1(1), 2(2))