Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) Not yet in force Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. 2 repealed by Welfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1 1Paragraph 1 Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)