# The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2019, Introduction: Introductory text


Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales
Procedure
Made at 1.00 p.m. on 21st October 2019
Laid before Parliament at 5.00 p.m. on 21st October 2019
Coming into force 1st January 2020
The Lord Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 144 and 145(1)(b) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1367/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-amendment-rules-2019/introduction
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