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Article 2 Application of section 128A Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 to certain areas

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Section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (remands in custody for more than eight days) shall have effect in the following areas, which are petty sessions areas within the meaning of section 4 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979f1,–

  • the petty sessional division of East Central,

  • the outer London borough of Croydon,

  • the metropolitan district of Manchester, and

  • the petty sessional division of Nottingham,

  • in relation to any accused person who has attained the age of 17.

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f1

1979 c. 55, as amended by the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), section 12.