# The Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 11: Petty sessions

Extent: N.I.

(1) Sessions for the holding of courts of summary jurisdiction shall continue to be known as petty sessions and are so referred to in this Order.
(2) The Lord Chief Justice may give directions as to—
(a) the places at which petty sessions are to be held;
(b) the days on which petty sessions are to be regularly held;
(c) the ordinary hours of sitting of courts of summary jurisdiction;
(d) such other incidental, consequential, transitional or supplementary matters as appear to the Lord Chief Justice to be necessary or proper.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1675/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-11
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