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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 5th March 1996

Coming into force 1st April 1996

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24 and 24B of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979f1, and now vested in himf2, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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f1

1979 c. 55. Section 24 was amended by section 12 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51), and section 24B was inserted by section 164 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c. 33); both sections were amended by S.I. 1992/709 and Schedule 8 to the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c. 29). For the definition of “prescribed” see section 70.

f2

S.I. 1992/709.