Introductory text

Magistrates’ Courts, England And Wales

Procedure

Made 10th August 2009

Laid before Parliament 13th August 2009

Coming into force 7th September 2009

The Lord Chief Justice, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980^f1 and section 99(7) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008^f2.

In accordance with section 144 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980, the Lord Chief Justice has consulted with the rule committee appointed under that section.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1980 c.43. Section 144 was amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 18 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41), paragraph 29 of Schedule 11 to the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c.22), paragraph 245 of Schedule 8 and Schedule 10 to the Courts Act 2003 (c.39) and paragraph 102 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4). Section 144 is also amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and paragraph 43 of Schedule 21 to the Legal Services Act 2007 (c.29).
f2: 2008 c.4.