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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules consolidate, with further amendments, the Magistrates' Courts (Atten dance Centre) Rules 1958 as amended by the other instruments mentioned in Schedule 2.

The only amendment of substance is the substitution of the age of 18 for the age of 17 in the definition of “relevant order” (rule 2(1)). This change is a consequence of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), section 68 (persons aged 17 to be treated as young persons for certain purposes).