Introductory text

MAGISTRATES' COURTS

PROCEDURE

Made 14th July 2000

Laid before Parliament 18th July 2000

Coming into force in accordance with rule 1

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980^f1, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under that section, hereby makes the following Rules:

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1980 c. 43; section 144 is extended by section 145 and by the Extradition Act 1989 (c. 33), sections 10(3) and 14(2) and Schedule 1, paragraph 9(2) and amended by the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22 section 78 and paragraph 29 of Schedule 11.