Introductory text
MAGISTRATES' COURTS
PROCEDURE
Made 10th March 1997
Laid before Parliament 11th March 1997
Coming into force 1st April 1997
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980f1 and section 20(3) and (4) of the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996f2, and after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:
Annotations
Footnotes
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1980 c. 43; section 144 was extended by section 145 of that Act (to which there are amendments not relevant to these Rules) and amended by paragraph 25(1) and (7) of Schedule 18 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41).
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