Introductory text

England and Wales

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

Made 7th April 2008

Laid before Parliament 9th April 2008

Coming into force 1st May 2008

The Lord Chancellor, with the consent of the Treasury, makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 92 of the Courts Act 2003^f1.

In accordance with section 92(5) and (6) of that Act the Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, the President of the Queen’s Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court, the Head of Civil Justice, the Deputy Head of Civil Justice and the Civil Justice Council.

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Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 39. Section 92 is amended by paragraphs 308 and 345 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4) from 1 October 2005 and by paragraph 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 11 to that Act from a date to be appointed.