# Magistrates’ Courts (Procedure) Act 1998, Section 4: Up-dating of references to s. 12 of Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980.


(1) In each of the following provisions (which refer to notification in pursuance of section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980), namely—
(a) sections 8 and 25(2)(a) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, and
(b) section 55(5) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994,
for “12(2)” there is substituted “ 12(4) ”.
(2) In each of the following provisions (which refer to the conviction of a person in his absence under section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980), namely—
(a) section 121(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992,
(b) section 68(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993, and
(c) section 55(1) of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994,
for “12(2)” there is substituted “ 12(5) ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/15/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-procedure-act-1998/section-4
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