Article 2 Construction of certain instruments

In the application to the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia of–

(a)

the instruments listed in the Schedule, any reference to a magistrate or a justice of the peace shall be read as a reference to a Resident Judge;

(b)

the Al-Qa'ida and Taliban (United Nations Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2002^f1, the reference in article 8(7) to the Supreme Court shall be read as a reference to the Senior Judge’s Court;

(c)

the Extradition (Overseas Territories) Order 2002^f2

(i)

any reference to a magistrate shall be read as a reference to a Resident Judge;

(ii)

any reference to a court consisting of a magistrate or to a magistrates' court shall be read as a reference to the Judge’s Court;

(iii)

any reference to the powers of a magistrate or of a magistrates' court shall be read as a reference to the like powers, as nearly as may be, exercisable in criminal proceedings by a Resident Judge or, as the case may be, the Judge’s Court.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2002/112.
f2: S.I. 2002/1823.