# Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994, Paragraph 22

Extent: E+W

In section 70 (interpretation), for the definition of “magistrate" there shall be substituted—
““magistrate”—
(a) in relation to a commission area, means a justice of the peace for the commission area, other than a justice whose name is for the time being entered in the supplemental list,
(b) in relation to a part of a commission area, means a person who (in accordance with paragraph (a) of this definition) is a magistrate for that area and ordinarily acts in and for that part of it, and
(c) in relation to a magistrates’ courts committee area, means a person who (in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of this definition) is a magistrate for that area or any part of that area;
“magistrates’ courts committee area” means the area to which a magistrates’ courts committee relates;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/29/schedule/8/paragraph/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-and-magistrates-courts-act-1994/schedule-8/paragraph-22
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