# The Magistrates’ Courts (Functions of Authorised Persons – Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020, Paragraph 1: Functions exercisable by any authorised court officer


An authorised court officer may—
(a) fix, cancel or vary the date, time or place for a hearing, including a trial, or adjourn a hearing;
(b) adjourn, remit or transfer proceedings from one local justice area to another;
(c) determine an application to extend a time limit set by a rule or by the court, unless the effect would be—
(i) to affect the date of any hearing that has been fixed, including a trial; or
(ii) significantly to affect the progress of the case in any other way;
(d) issue a summons at the request of a public authority;
(e) give a complainant permission to withdraw a case;
(f) fix the date, time and place of a hearing;
(g) amend the local justice area or responsible officer named in an order of the court;
(h) grant bail and remand the defendant where the defendant has previously been remanded on bail in the proceedings;
(i) state a case for the opinion of the High Court where the decision under appeal was made by an authorised court officer;
(j) authorise the inspection of court records pursuant to rule 66(12) of the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981;
(k) endorse process for service in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/284/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-functions-of-authorised-persons-civil-proceedings-rules-2020/schedule/paragraph-1
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