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Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994 in England

1994 c. 29 · Enacted 21 July 1994 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 21 July 2008.

See the changes not yet applied
ProvisionChangeMade by
Sch. 4 para. 36(b) and wordomittedPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026 Sch. 2 para. 293
s. 66-68 (Pt. 3)repealedPolice (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 Sch. 6
Sch. 4 para. 7—Local Government Act 2000 Sch. 6

An Act to make provision about police areas, police forces and police authorities; to make provision for England and Wales about magistrates’ courts committees, justices’ clerks and administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts; and for connected purposes.

[21st July 1994] I1

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Annotations to the whole text

Commencement

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Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 94.

Contents

  1. Part I: POLICE
  2. Chapter I: PRINCIPAL AMENDMENTS OF POLICE ACT 1964
  3. Police areas
  4. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. Forces outside London
  6. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. General
  18. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  26. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. Chapter II: OTHER PROVISIONS ABOUT THE POLICE
  33. Financial provisions
  34. 27Precepts.
  35. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 30Revenue accounts and capital finance. Repealed
  38. 31Financial administration.
  39. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 33Validation of past grants. Repealed
  41. Complaints against and conduct of police officers
  42. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  43. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  45. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  46. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  47. Reorganisation of local government
  48. 39Police areas in England: alterations under Local Government Act 1992.
  49. 40Police areas in Wales: alterations under Local Government Act 1972.
  50. Miscellaneous
  51. 41Metropolitan police: assistant commissioners. Repealed
  52. 42Application of Firearms Act 1968 to civilian staff.
  53. 43Application to police authorities of enactments relating to local authorities etc.
  54. 44Minor and consequential amendments.
  55. 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  56. 46Interpretation of Part I.
  57. 47Constitution of police force.
  58. 48Deputy and assistant chief constables.
  59. 49Civilian employees.
  60. 50Provision of advice and assistance to international organisations etc.
  61. 51Chief constables’ annual reports.
  62. 52Regulations for police forces.
  63. 53Fixed term appointments etc.
  64. 54Power of Secretary of State to give directions to police authorities.
  65. 55Appeals against dismissal etc.
  66. 56Expenditure in safeguarding national security.
  67. 57Duty of inspectors of constabulary.
  68. 58Assistant inspectors of constabulary and staff officers to inspectors of constabulary.
  69. 59Common services.
  70. 60Constables engaged on service outside their force.
  71. 61Examination of handling of complaints against constables.
  72. 62Transmission of criminal statistics.
  73. 63Other amendments of 1967 Act.
  74. 64Delegation of functions of Scottish police authority.
  75. 65Interpretation of Part II.
  76. 66Regulations for administration, etc. of Royal Ulster Constabulary.
  77. 68Minor and consequential amendments.
  78. Part IV
  79. Magistrates’ courts committees
  80. 69Alteration of magistrates’ courts committee areas.
  81. 70Constitution of magistrates’ courts committees.
  82. 71Regulations as to constitution etc. of magistrates’ courts committees.
  83. 72Supplementary provisions as to magistrates’ courts committees.
  84. 73General powers and duties of magistrates’ courts committees.
  85. 74Reports and plans.
  86. Justices’ chief executives, justices’ clerks and staff
  87. 75Appointment and functions of justices’ chief executive.
  88. 76Appointment and removal of justices’ clerks.
  89. 77Justices’ chief executives and justices’ clerks to be employed under contracts of service.
  90. 78Independence of justices’ clerk and staff in relation to legal functions.
  91. Inner London area
  92. 79Magistrates’ courts committee for inner London area.
  93. 80Organisation of justices’ clerks in inner London area.
  94. 81Division of work in inner London area.
  95. 82Pensions etc. of justices’ chief executive, justices’ clerks and staff in inner London area.
  96. Administrative and financial arrangements
  97. 83Administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts.
  98. 84Local authority land appropriated to magistrates’ courts purposes.
  99. 85Regulations as to accounts and audit.
  100. Inspectors of the magistrates’ courts service
  101. 86Inspectors of the magistrates’ courts service.
  102. 87Powers of inspectors.
  103. Default powers
  104. 88Default powers.
  105. Studies by Audit Commission
  106. 89Studies by Audit Commission.
  107. General
  108. 90Regulations under Justices of the Peace Act 1979.
  109. 91Minor and consequential amendments.
  110. 92Interpretation of Part IV.
  111. Part V: Supplementary
  112. 93Repeals.
  113. 94Commencement and transitional provisions.
  114. 95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  115. 96Extent.
  116. 97Short title.
  117. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  118. Schedule 2Schedule 2
  119. Schedule 3Schedule 3
  120. Schedule 4: APPLICATION TO POLICE AUTHORITIES OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES
  121. Part I: AMENDMENTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENACTMENTS
  122. Local Government (Records) Act 1962
  123. 1Paragraph 1
  124. 2Paragraph 2
  125. Local Government Act 1966
  126. 3Paragraph 3
  127. Local Government Grants (Social Need) Act 1969
  128. 4Paragraph 4
  129. Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970
  130. 5Paragraph 5
  131. Local Government Act 1972
  132. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  133. 7Paragraph 7
  134. 8Paragraph 8
  135. 9Paragraph 9
  136. 10Paragraph 10
  137. 11Paragraph 11
  138. 12Paragraph 12
  139. 13Paragraph 13
  140. 14Paragraph 14
  141. 15Paragraph 15
  142. Local Government Act 1974
  143. 16Paragraph 16
  144. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
  145. 17Paragraph 17
  146. 18Paragraph 18
  147. Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
  148. 19Paragraph 19
  149. 20Paragraph 20
  150. 21Paragraph 21
  151. 22Paragraph 22
  152. Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
  153. 23Paragraph 23
  154. 24Paragraph 24
  155. Local Government Finance Act 1982
  156. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  157. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  158. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  159. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  160. Local Government Act 1986
  161. 29Paragraph 29
  162. 30Paragraph 30
  163. Local Government Act 1988
  164. 31Paragraph 31
  165. 32Paragraph 32
  166. Local Government Finance Act 1988
  167. 33Paragraph 33
  168. 34Paragraph 34
  169. Local Government and Housing Act 1989
  170. 35Paragraph 35
  171. 36Paragraph 36
  172. 37Paragraph 37
  173. 38Paragraph 38
  174. 39Paragraph 39
  175. 40Paragraph 40 Repealed
  176. 41Paragraph 41
  177. 42Paragraph 42
  178. 43Paragraph 43
  179. 44Paragraph 44
  180. Local Government Finance Act 1992
  181. 45Paragraph 45
  182. Part II: AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ENACTMENTS
  183. Trustee Investments Act 1961
  184. 46Paragraph 46
  185. 47Paragraph 47
  186. Leasehold Reform Act 1967
  187. 48Paragraph 48
  188. Post Office Act 1969
  189. 49Paragraph 49 Repealed
  190. Employment Agencies Act 1973
  191. 50Paragraph 50
  192. Race Relations Act 1976
  193. 51Paragraph 51 Repealed
  194. Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
  195. 52Paragraph 52
  196. Rent Act 1977
  197. 53Paragraph 53
  198. Justices of the Peace Act 1979
  199. 54Paragraph 54 Repealed
  200. Acquisition of Land Act 1981
  201. 55Paragraph 55
  202. Stock Transfer Act 1982
  203. 56Paragraph 56
  204. County Courts Act 1984
  205. 57Paragraph 57
  206. Housing Act 1985
  207. 58Paragraph 58
  208. Housing Associations Act 1985
  209. 59Paragraph 59
  210. Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
  211. 60Paragraph 60
  212. Landlord And Tenant Act 1987
  213. 61Paragraph 61
  214. Housing Act 1988
  215. 62Paragraph 62
  216. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  217. 63Paragraph 63
  218. Schedule 5: POLICE: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  219. Part I
  220. 1Paragraph 1
  221. 2Paragraph 2
  222. 3Paragraph 3
  223. 4Paragraph 4
  224. 5Paragraph 5
  225. 6Paragraph 6
  226. 7Paragraph 7
  227. 8Paragraph 8
  228. 9Paragraph 9
  229. 10Paragraph 10
  230. 11Paragraph 11
  231. 12Paragraph 12
  232. 13Paragraph 13
  233. 14Paragraph 14
  234. 15Paragraph 15
  235. Part II: AMENDMENT OF OTHER ENACTMENTS
  236. Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963
  237. 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
  238. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
  239. 17Paragraph 17
  240. Overseas Pensions Act 1973
  241. 18Paragraph 18
  242. Police Pensions Act 1976
  243. 19Paragraph 19
  244. 20Paragraph 20
  245. Police Negotiating Board Act 1980
  246. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  247. Finance Act 1981
  248. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  249. Aviation Security Act 1982
  250. 23Paragraph 23
  251. Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
  252. 24Paragraph 24
  253. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  254. 26Paragraph 26 Repealed
  255. 27Paragraph 27 Repealed
  256. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  257. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  258. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  259. 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
  260. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  261. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  262. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  263. 35Paragraph 35
  264. 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
  265. Public Order Act 1986
  266. 37Paragraph 37
  267. Channel Tunnel Act 1987
  268. 38Paragraph 38
  269. Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
  270. 39Paragraph 39
  271. 40Paragraph 40
  272. Schedule 7Schedule 7
  273. Schedule 8: MAGISTRATES’ COURTS: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  274. Part I
  275. 1Paragraph 1
  276. 2Paragraph 2
  277. 3Paragraph 3
  278. 4Paragraph 4
  279. 5Paragraph 5
  280. 6Paragraph 6
  281. 7Paragraph 7
  282. 8Paragraph 8
  283. 9Paragraph 9
  284. 10Paragraph 10
  285. 11Paragraph 11
  286. 12Paragraph 12
  287. 13Paragraph 13
  288. 14Paragraph 14
  289. 15Paragraph 15
  290. 16Paragraph 16
  291. 17Paragraph 17
  292. 18Paragraph 18
  293. 19Paragraph 19
  294. 20Paragraph 20
  295. 21Paragraph 21
  296. 22Paragraph 22
  297. 23Paragraph 23
  298. Part II: AMENDMENTS OF OTHER ENACTMENTS
  299. London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939
  300. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  301. Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1967
  302. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  303. Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
  304. 26Paragraph 26
  305. 27Paragraph 27
  306. Juries Act 1974
  307. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  308. Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1978
  309. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  310. Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980
  311. 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
  312. 31Paragraph 31
  313. Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988
  314. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  315. Criminal Justice Act 1991
  316. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  317. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  318. Local Government Finance Act 1992
  319. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  320. Schedule 9: REPEALS
  321. IPOLICE
  322. IIMagistrates’ courts