Explanatory note

These Rules amend the Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Fine Enforcement Officers) (No. 2) Rules 1990 following the enactment of section 125A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as inserted by section 92 of the Access to Justice Act 1999^f1. They re-name those rules as the Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Enforcement Officers) Rules 1990 and permit a civilian enforcement officer within the meaning of that section to execute a warrant anywhere within England and Wales.