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MAGISTRATES' COURTS, ENGLAND AND WALES

PROCEDURE

Made 31st January 2002

Laid before Parliament 5th February 2002

Coming into force 1st March 2002

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980^f1, and section 48 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982^f2, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, makes the following Rules:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1980 c. 43.
f2: 1982 c. 27. Section 48 was amended on 25th January 2002 by the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/3929).