# The Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1991, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides that section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, which enables courts in areas specified by the Secretary of State to remand an accused person in custody for a period exceeding eight clear days, shall have effect in every petty sessions area in which it does not already have effect by virtue of the Magistrate’s Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1989.
Section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 was inserted by section 155 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, and came into force on 12th October 1988 (S.I. 1988/1676).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2667/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-remands-in-custody-order-1991/note
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