UK Act of Parliament
2003
United Kingdom
Courts Act 2003
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Schedules
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In this Part of this Schedule— (a) “TUPE” means the...
For the purposes of TUPE— (a) the functions of each...
(1) For the purposes of TUPE— (a) the relevant functions...
A reference in any enactment to a person appointed under...
Nothing in— (a) section 3 of the Act of Settlement,...
The Lord Chancellor may, to the extent he thinks fit,...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may by regulations provide that any...
It is the duty of each magistrates' courts committee, and...
A property transfer scheme may not transfer rights or liabilities...
(1) A property transfer scheme may provide for the creation...
(1) A property transfer scheme has effect in relation to...
(1) Such compensation as is just is to be paid...
Paragraphs 4 and 5 apply in relation to the creation...
A certificate issued by the Lord Chancellor that any property,...
(1) Stamp duty is not chargeable in respect of a...
A property transfer scheme may make such supplemental, consequential or...
After section 8 of the 1980 Act, insert— Pre-trial hearings...
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
In section 9(5) (requirement for author of written statement to...
In Schedule 6 (financial information), in paragraph 3(a), after “Circuit...
In Schedule 6A (account monitoring orders), in paragraph 1(2)(a), for...
In Schedule 2 (persons who have the appropriate permission), in...
In Schedule 3 (powers of entry and inspection), in paragraph...
In Schedule 5 (investigation of proceeds of ICC crime) in...
In section 6(2)(a) (applications for access to excluded or special...
In— (a) section 20D(1)(a) (meaning of “the appropriate judicial authority”...
In section 9B, for subsection (3) (meaning of “the judge”...
In section 10 (discharge of summons in case of doubt...
In section 9(2A) (application of enactments relating to execution of...
(1) In Schedule 1 (applications for access to excluded or...
In Schedule 9 (powers of entry and inspection) in paragraph...
In Schedule 5 (terrorist investigations: information)— (a) in paragraphs 5(1)...
(1) This Schedule , apart from Part 3B, applies if...
(1) Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or a person providing...
This Part of this Schedule applies to a person who...
In this Schedule— (a) “relevant benefit” means a benefit from...
(1) This Part applies whether or not the relevant court...
(1) The relevant court must make an order (“a collection...
(1) The collection order must— (a) state the amount of...
(1) If the relevant court has not under Part 3...
(1) If the court has under Part 3 of this...
For the purposes of this Schedule, an attachment of earnings...
For the purposes of this Schedule, an application for benefit...
This Part applies if— (a) a collection order has been...
(1) P is allowed a discount on the fine if...
(1) In this Schedule “ the sum due ” means...
For the purposes of this Schedule, P is in default...
(1) This Part applies if— (a) the court has made...
(1) . . . . . . . . ....
(1) P may, within 10 working days from the date...
(1) A power to vary the payment terms of a...
For the purposes of this Schedule, P is in default...
(1) This Part applies on the first occasion on which...
(1) The fines officer must make an attachment of earnings...
(1) This Part applies if— (a) a collection order contains...
(1) For the purposes of this Schedule, P is an...
The fines officer must deliver to P a notice (“a...
(1) P may, at any time after the date of...
(1) P may, within 10 working days from the date...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) P is in default...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) the fines officer has...
(1) The steps referred to in paragraphs 37(6)(b), 37A(3)(a) and...
(1) This paragraph applies if the magistrates' court is hearing...
This Part applies if the court which is imposing the...
If— (a) P does not appeal within 10 working days...
(1) This paragraph applies if, in taking a step specified...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) in taking a step...
(1) This paragraph applies if condition A or B is...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) a motor vehicle has...
(1) The fines officer may refer a case to the...
Increase in fine by court
In this Schedule “fines collection regulations” means regulations made by...
(1) Fines collection regulations may, for the purpose of giving...
Fines collection regulations may, for the purpose of giving effect...
(1) Fines collection regulations may, for the purpose of giving...
(1) P commits an offence if, in providing a statement...
(1) A person commits an offence if he removes or...
The court must make an order— (a) stating its conclusions...
In this Schedule “ standard powers in respect of persons...
For the purposes of this Schedule the period during which...
In this Schedule “10 working days” means any period of...
In this Schedule “the magistrates' court”, in relation to a...
(1) P is allowed a discount on the fine if...
(1) This Part does not apply where the court is...
(1) This paragraph applies if the sum due consists of...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) paragraph 7A does not...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) paragraph 7A does not...
(1) The Secretary of State or a Northern Ireland department,...
(1) A person to whom information is disclosed under paragraph...
(1) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (3A) apply for the purposes of...
(1) This Schedule applies if a person aged 18 or...
(1) Where a work order is revoked under paragraph 8(1),...
The obligations of P under a work order are not...
(1) This paragraph applies where— (a) it falls to a...
Regulations may— (a) require a work order to contain prescribed...
(1) The relevant court may, on the application of a...
(1) A work order is an order requiring P to...
(1) Where a work order has been made in respect...
(1) A person may not be appointed as the supervisor...
(1) Where a work order is in force, P must...
(1) Where a work order has been made in respect...
(1) If, on the application of the fines officer, it...
(1) If it appears to the court revoking a work...
(1) England and Wales is to be divided into districts...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) a writ of execution...
(1) This paragraph applies if— (a) a writ of execution...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may make regulations for the purpose...
(1) An enforcement officer is an individual who is authorised...
(1) A writ of execution issued from the High Court...
(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies for the purpose of identifying the...
(1) This paragraph applies in relation to writs directed to...
It is the duty of every constable, at the request...
(1) Paragraph 7 applies to any writ of execution against...
(1) If the writ is directed to a single enforcement...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the writ binds the property...
(1) This paragraph applies where an enforcement officer or other...
In section 10 (warrant to search for lost books), omit...
For section 75 (meaning of “magistrate”), substitute— Meaning of “magistrate”...
In section 4(5B) (variation of orders registered in magistrates' courts)—...
(1) Amend section 5 (cancellation of registration) as follows.
(1) Amend section 18 (powers of magistrates to renew committals)...
In section 20(1) (registration of order at request of person...
In section 21(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “rules of...
(1) Amend section 3 (power to close highways) as follows....
(1) Amend section 3 (powers of search, seizure and forfeiture)...
In section 243(a) (proof in summary proceedings of identity of...
In section 7(1) (appeal to magistrates' court against conditions attached...
In section 8(2) (appeal to magistrates' court against alteration to...
In section 2 (dispute as to damage caused during survey)—...
In section 32(1)(c) (application to Scotland), omit “acting for the...
In section 2(3) (power to extend time for applying for...
Omit section 3 (special provision as to capital cases).
In section 10A(5) (notification of cancellation of betting office licence),...
In section 11 (notification of cancellation of bookmaker’s or betting...
(1) Amend Schedule 1 (bookmaker’s permits, betting agency permits and...
In section 46(11) (appeals relating to exemptions from Act), omit...
For section 19(4)(a) (application of Sheriffs Act 1887 to Greater...
In section 26 (Inner and Middle Temples), omit “commissions of...
In section 1(1) (endorsement of warrants issued in Republic of...
(1) In section 17 (punishment of persons employed on railways...
In section 4(1) (issue of provisional warrant), in paragraph (c),...
In section 6(2) (discharge of persons where police of Republic...
In section 8(1) (rules of court), for paragraph (a) substitute—...
(1) Amend the Schedule (supplementary provisions as to proceedings under...
Omit section 1(5) (jurisdiction of justices of the peace).
In section 2(1)(a) (loan to relevant authority)—
In each of the following provisions, for “Crown Court rules”,...
In Schedule 4 (local loans), in paragraph 1, in paragraph...
In section 45 (construction of references to single judge), for...
Omit section 48 (appeal in capital cases).
(1) In section 24 (compensation for damage caused by temporary...
Omit Schedule 4 (procedural and other modifications for capital cases)....
Omit— (a) section 55 (modification of provisions of Parts 2...
(1) Amend Schedule 2 (court order cancelling licence) as follows....
(1) Amend Schedule 3 (registration of members' clubs in England...
In Schedule 7 (registration for gaming by means of machines),...
In section 23AA (electronic monitoring of conditions of remand), in...
In section 23A(2)(a) (court appearance of person arrested for breaking...
In section 4(7) (power to appoint officers and staff for...
In section 41(5) (enforcement of orders for payment of costs...
Omit— (a) section 27 (administrative and other court staff),
(1) Amend section 24 (proceedings with respect to licences on...
In section 52(3) (award of costs where information or complaint...
In section 3(1)(c) (persons who may apply for an attachment...
In section 6(7)(c) (collecting officer in case of order made...
(1) Amend section 18 (collecting officer in case of order...
In section 21(2)(a)(ii) (costs to be sum due), for “justices'...
In section 25(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “rules of...
In section 43(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the court”,...
In section 25D(6)(a) (court to which application may be made...
(1) Amend section 28K (execution of search warrants issued to...
(1) Amend Schedule 2 (administrative provisions about control on entry)...
In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The word...
(1) Amend Schedule 3 (supplementary provisions about deportation) as follows....
Schedule 8 para.151
Schedule 8 para.152
Schedule 8 para.153
In section 17(4) (proceedings in magistrates' courts)—
(1) Amend section 18 (provision that may be made by...
In section 21(1) (interpretation of Part 1), in the definition...
In section 23(6) (maintenance orders registered in High Court under...
In section 26(6) (application for recovery of maintenance in convention...
(1) Amend section 27B (sending application to appropriate magistrates' court)...
In section 18 (transmission of shares by other means than...
(1) Amend section 27C (application for recovery of maintenance in...
In section 32(2A) (transfer of orders), for “justices' chief executive”...
In section 34(3)(a) (application from abroad to vary registered order),...
(1) Amend section 34A (variation of orders by magistrates' courts)...
In section 47(3) (construction of references to the jurisdiction of...
Omit section 2(8) (power to make rules of court under...
In section 51(4) (execution of process between England and Wales...
In section 5 (consequential) omit “Paragraph 7 of”.
In Schedule 1 (justices of the peace: consequential re-enactments and...
In section 35(3) (jurisdiction to hear application for alteration of...
In section 33 (evidence as to forfeiture of shares), for...
(1) Amend section 38 (orders for repayment of sums paid...
In— (a) section 9(3) (appeal against refusal to excuse from...
In section 14 (views by jurors), for “Crown Court rules,...
In Schedule 1 (jury service: ineligibility, disqualification and excusal), in...
For section 102 (jurisdiction of magistrates' courts) substitute— Jurisdiction of...
(1) Amend section 38 (circumstances in which solicitor who is...
In section 7 (rules of court)— (a) for the words...
In paragraph 14 of Schedule 4 (offences: delivery of licences...
In section 17(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “the court”,...
Paragraphs 15 to 17 extend only to England and Wales....
In section 2 (definitions), omit the definitions of “Crown Court...
In section 3AA (electronic monitoring of compliance with bail conditions),...
In section 5(10) (meaning of “prescribed” in section 5), for...
(1) Amend section 5B (reconsideration of decisions granting bail) as...
In section 6(9)(c)(i) (certification of copy of record), for “justices'...
In section 7(4)(a) (appearance before justice following arrest for absconding...
(1) Amend section 8 (bail with sureties) as follows.
(1) Amend Schedule 1A (bodies subject to general statutory duty)...
Omit section 22 (membership of rule committees).
(1) Amend section 10 (obstruction of court officers executing process...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
In section 48(1) (power to make rules as to furnishing...
In section 6(9) (restrictions on power to make order where...
(1) Amend section 20ZA (variation of orders for periodical payments)...
In section 27 (refusal of order in case more suitable...
In section 30(1) (jurisdiction to hear application for order under...
(1) Amend section 32 (enforcement of orders for payment of...
(1) Amend section 35 (orders for repayment of sums paid...
(1) Amend section 88 (interpretation) as follows.
(1) Amend Schedule 1 (appeals to House of Lords in...
(1) Amend section 4 (entry, search and seizure) as follows....
In section 4 (application to justices where goods carried off...
In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The word...
In section 5(1) (forfeiture of seized articles), for “for that...
Omit section 3 (offences committed on boundaries etc.).
In section 6(5) (display of details of committal proceedings), for...
In section 12 (non-appearance of accused), in—
(1) Amend section 12A (application of section 12 where accused...
(1) Amend section 14 (proceedings invalid where accused did not...
In section 43(2) (enforcement of recognizance of a surety for...
In section 47 (service of summons out of time after...
(1) Amend section 59 (orders for periodical payment: means of...
(1) Amend section 59A (orders for periodical payment: proceedings by...
In section 11 (limiting deviation from datum line described on...
(1) Amend section 59B(5) (interpretation of provisions relating to penalty...
(1) Amend section 60 (revocation, variation, etc. of orders for...
(1) In section 61(1) (periodical payments payable by one person...
In section 62(1)(ii) (proceedings for sums payable to child), for...
(1) Amend section 65(1) (proceedings which are family proceedings for...
In section 66(3) (composition of family proceedings courts), for the...
(1) Amend section 70 (jurisdiction of magistrates' courts in inner...
In section 74(1) (reasons for decisions in family proceedings), for...
(1) Amend section 77 (postponement of issue of warrant) as...
In— (a) section 78(4) (offence of removing impounded goods marked...
In section 46 (crossings of roads—level crossings), omit “in petty...
(1) Amend section 82 (restriction on power to impose imprisonment...
In section 84(1) (power to require statement of means) for...
(1) Amend section 85 (power to remit fine) as follows....
(1) Amend section 87 (enforcement of payment of fines by...
(1) Amend section 87A (fines imposed on companies) as follows....
(1) Amend section 89 (transfer of fine order) as follows....
In section 90(3) (transfer of fines to Scotland or Northern...
(1) Amend section 91 (transfer of fines from Scotland and...
In section 93(5) (issue of warrant to arrest person defaulting...
In section 95(3) (instalments in case of non-English maintenance order),...
In section 59 (proceedings on application to justices to consent...
In section 97(1), omit— (a) “for any commission area”, and...
(1) Amend section 97A (summons or warrant as to committal...
In section 99 (proof of non-payment of sum adjudged)—
In section 107 (false statements in declaration proving service), for...
In section 109(2) (notice to abandon an appeal), for “Crown...
In section 114 (payment of recognisances and fees on case...
(1) Amend section 116 (discharge of recognizance to keep the...
(1) Amend section 121 (constitution and place of sitting of...
In section 125(1) (warrants) for “the rules” substitute “ rules...
(1) Amend section 125B (execution of warrants by approved enforcement...
Paragraphs 20 to 23 extend only to England and Wales....
(1) Amend section 125C (disclosure of information for enforcing warrants)...
In section 126 (execution of certain warrants outside England and...
Omit sections 137 and 138 (fees and remission of fees)....
In section 139 (disposal of sums adjudged to be paid...
Omit section 141 (clerks to justices).
(1) Amend section 144 (rule committee) as follows.
(1) Amend section 145 (rules: supplementary provisions) as follows.
Omit section 147(occasional court-house).
In section 148(2) (power of magistrates' courts to act where...
Omit section 149 (Isles of Scilly).
In section 1 (dispute as to damage caused during survey),...
(1) Amend section 150(1) (interpretation) as follows.
In section 152, for “the rules” substitute “ rules of...
Omit section 153 (magistrates' courts may sit on Sundays and...
In section 155(4) (extent of section 126 of 1980 Act),...
Omit Schedule 6 (fees).
Omit— (a) section 48 (appeal in capital cases), and
(1) Amend section 47 (power of magistrates' court to declare...
(1) Amend section 116 (power of magistrates' court to authorise...
In section 18(1) (appeals to magistrates' courts), omit “acting for...
(1) Amend section 8 (the Crown Court) as follows.
In section 6 (interpretation), for “the word “justices” shall include...
In section 9(6A) (Circuit judge and Recorder not to exercise...
In section 75(1) (allocation of cases to different sorts of...
In— (a) section 125 (copies of wills and grants),
Omit section 130 (fees to be taken in Senior Courts)....
Omit sections 138, 138A and 138B (effect of writs of...
In section 151(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “prescribed”, omit...
In paragraph 15(4A) of Schedule 1 (betting duties: notification of...
In paragraph 15(3)(a) of Schedule 4 (gaming machine licence duty:...
(1) Amend section 5 (recognition and enforcement of maintenance orders)...
In section 15(3) (interpretation), for “for the same petty sessions...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
In section 23(6)(a) (fees for deposit of wills), for “section...
In— (a) section 66(4) (fees payable in respect of trial...
Omit— (a) section 73 (register of judgments and orders), and...
In section 98(1) (protection of district judge of county court...
(1) Amend section 99 (effect of warrants of execution) as...
For section 104 (information as to writs and warrants of...
Omit section 128 (fees).
In section 147(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “fees orders”....
Omit— (a) section 40 (family proceedings rules), and
In section 40(1) (appeal against section 36 notice), omit “acting...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
In section 55(1) (appeals), omit “acting for the petty sessions...
(1) Amend section 16 (execution of warrants) as follows.
(1) Amend section 46 (detention after charge) as follows.
In section 47(3A)(b) (date of first court appearance in bail...
In section 47A (early administrative hearings conducted by justices' clerks),...
In section 73(3)(a) (proof of convictions and acquittals), for “justices'...
In section 81(1) and (2) (advance notice of expert evidence...
In section 7(4) (sending to Director of Public Prosecutions of...
(1) Amend section 20 (regulations) as follows.
In section 21 (interpretation of Part 2), in subsection (4A)(b),...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
(1) Amend section 23 (discontinuance of proceedings in magistrates' courts)...
Omit section 99 (disqualification of justices).
In Schedule 13 (residuary bodies), omit paragraph 13(i).
(1) Amend section 17 (London taxi and taxi driver licensing:...
In section 124(1) (application for winding up), for “a justices'...
(1) Amend section 183 (effect of execution or attachment) as...
(1) Amend section 184 (duties of sheriff) as follows.
(1) Amend section 346 (enforcement procedures) as follows.
(1) Amend section 347 (distress) as follows.
In paragraph 12(1)(d) of Schedule B1 (application for administration order),...
In section 16 (possession of property deserted by tenant), omit...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
In— (a) section 2(2)(c) (court which may make disqualification order...
In section 41 (interpretation), in the definition of “the court”,...
In— (a) sections 16(1)(a) (adjournment of inquest in event of...
(1) Amend section 41 (power of Crown Court to deal...
In section 67(1) (notification of fine imposed by coroner), for...
In— (a) section 74(1)(c) (levies), and (b) section 117(5)(c) (rates...
In section 90(1)(a) (application to court for review of conduct...
In section 100(1) (appeals relating to licences), omit “acting for...
In section 119(1) (appeal to sheriff)— (a) omit “acting for...
In section 133(1)(a) (review of examinations by magistrates' court), for...
(1) In section 3 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
In section 7(2) (duty to produce licence), for “justices' chief...
In sections 8(a) and 25(2)(a) (notification of date of birth...
In section 26 (interim disqualification)— (a) renumber the subsection inserted...
In section 27(5) (production of licence), for “justices' chief executive”...
In section 52(3)(c) (fixed penalty notice), for “justices' chief executive”...
(1) Amend section 69 (payment of fixed penalty) as follows....
In section 70(4)(a) (registration certificate), for “justices' chief executive for...
(1) Amend section 71 (registration of sums payable in default)...
In section 74(5) (provisions supplementary to sections 72 and 73)—...
In section 75(6) (conditional offer of fixed penalty: fixed penalty...
In section 2 (registration of authorisation)— (a) for “clerk of...
(1) Amend section 82 (accounting for fixed penalties) as follows....
In section 83(1)(b) (powers in cases of deception), for “justices'...
In section 84(c) (power to make regulations prescribing duties), for...
In section 1 (additional powers of court on complaint about...
In section 7(3) (rules as to service of documents), for...
In section 8(1)(a) (issue of warrant of arrest for purposes...
In section 9(2) (proceedings for committal), for “the Senior District...
In section 13(5)(a) (return to foreign states – supplementary), for...
In section 14(2) (simplified procedure)— (a) for “rules under section...
(1) Amend Schedule 1 (provisions deriving from Extradition Act 1870...
In section 13 (English warrants may be backed in the...
(1) In paragraph 5 of Schedule 1A (adaptation of Act...
(1) Amend section 7 (disqualification for membership of scheme) as...
In— (a) section 14G(3) (variation of banning order),
(1) Amend section 18 (information) as follows.
In section 20(7) (appeal against refusal to grant exemption), omit...
In section 22(2) (banning orders arising out of offences outside...
In section 83(5) (directions to submit particulars of proceedings), for...
(1) Amend section 97 (privacy for children involved in certain...
(1) Amend paragraph 6A of Schedule 1 (variation of orders...
In paragraph 10(6) of Schedule 1 (jurisdiction to hear application...
In section 13(2)(a) (proof of conviction of defendant by copy...
In paragraph 24(6) of Schedule 2 (signature as evidence of...
In section 39(1) (authorities to which provisions about revenue accounts...
In section 67(3) (authorities to which provisions about interests in...
In section 217(2) (appeal to magistrates' court against section 215...
In section 47(4) (application to stay compulsory acquisition of listed...
In section 50(6) (application to court following direction for minimum...
Omit section 11(1) (magistrates' court’s jurisdiction).
In section 16(10) (application to Northern Ireland)—
Omit section 1(12) (duty of Lord Chancellor to prepare annual...
In section 10(2) (family proceedings in magistrates' courts), for “Rules...
In section 4 (how damage to be assessed), for “for...
In section 20A(2)(a) (official request for statement of financial circumstances),...
Omit sections 76 to 78 (court security).
(1) Amend section 92 (interpretation of Part 4) as follows....
In section 4 (destruction and disqualification orders)—
In section 107 (recovery of expenditure on income support)—
In section 121(1) (unpaid contributions – supplementary)—
In section 19(3) (exclusion of Crown exemption), omit paragraph (ea)....
For section 110 (jurisdiction of magistrates' courts) substitute— Jurisdiction of...
In section 71(3) (appeals), omit from “and references” onwards.
In section 13 (powers of court where dog used or...
In section 6 (justices' warrant for distress), for “of such...
In Schedule 1 (tribunals under direct supervision of Council on...
In section 68(1)(b) (receipt of statement of admission of failure...
In— (a) section 51(3)(b)(i) (meaning of “appropriately proved”), and
In section 82(3) (power to appoint officers and staff for...
In section 55(7) (power to make rules about orders under...
In paragraph 3(3A) of Schedule 1 (test certificate not previously...
In section 68(4A) (particulars of fine for not co-operating with...
In section 22 (meaning of public body etc.), omit subsection...
(1) Amend section 38 (appeal against refusal of exemption certificate)...
In paragraph 7(3A) of Schedule 2 (fee payable on delivery...
In section 2 (offence of making a disturbance in churches,...
In paragraph 9(4) of Schedule 3 (certificate as proof of...
In section 5(2) (consultation before reduction in size of police...
In section 5C(3) (consultation before reduction in size of Metropolitan...
(1) Amend Schedule 2 (police authorities established under section 3)...
(1) Amend Schedule 2A (the Metropolitan Police Authority) as follows....
(1) Amend Schedule 3 (police authorities: selection of independent members)...
After Schedule 3 insert— SCHEDULE 3A police authorities: selection of...
(1) Amend section 19 (rules of court) as follows.
In section 20(3) (rules as to disclosure), for the words...
In section 33 (Crown Court Rules)— (a) in subsections (1)...
In section 3 (power to arrest offenders and take them...
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (rules about statements and...
In paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 4 (modification of section 20(3)...
After section 45 insert— Persons discharging fines by unpaid work...
In section 9(9) (application for termination of disqualification), for “for...
In each of the following provisions, for “rules of court”...
In section 24 (evidence by live link), omit subsections (5)...
In section 44(11) (restrictions on reporting of offences), for “rules...
Omit section 65(2) (meaning of “rules of court”).
(1) Amend Schedule 4 (forfeiture orders) as follows.
(1) Amend Schedule 5 (terrorist investigations: information) as follows.
Paragraphs 37 and 38 do not extend to Northern Ireland....
(1) Amend paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 (procedure on application...
In paragraph 29(4)(a) of Schedule 8(extension of detention: meaning of...
In Schedule 1 (public authorities), omit paragraph 34.
In paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 1 (constitution of local probation...
In section 38(5) (unified power to fund speed cameras)—
(1) Amend section 11 (appeals in licensing matters) as follows....
(1) Amend section 18 (appeals relating to approvals) as follows....
In section 3(3)(f) (penalty notice for disorderly behaviour), for “justices'...
In section 7(1) (payment of penalty), for “justices' chief executive”...
In section 8(2) (certificate that sum is registrable for enforcement...
In section 4 (issue of warrant for recovery of expenses...
(1) In section 47 (interpretation), omit the words from “The...
(1) Amend section 9 (registration of sums payable in default)...
In section 21(5) (closure of unlicensed premises), for “justices' chief...
In section 22(5)(a) (termination of closure order), for “justices' chief...
In— (a) section 7(3) (form of consent to surrender), and...
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The general duty
Court officers, staff and services
Provision of accommodation
Establishment of courts boards
Functions of courts boards
Abolition of magistrates' courts committees, etc.
The commission of the peace for England and Wales
Local justice areas
Meaning of “lay justice”
Appointment of lay justices etc.
Resignation and removal of lay justices
The supplemental list
Entry of names in the supplemental list
Removal of names from the supplemental list
Lay justices' allowances
Records of lay justices
Chairman and deputy chairmen: selection
Rights to preside and size of bench
Training, development and appraisal of lay justices
Rules
Duty to consult lay justices on matters affecting them etc.
Appointment etc.
Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate)
Deputy District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) as justices of the peace
District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) able to act alone
Justices' clerks and assistant clerks
Function of giving legal advice to justices of the peace
Directions and independence
Places, dates and times of sittings
Immunity for acts within jurisdiction
Immunity for certain acts beyond jurisdiction
Striking out proceedings where action prohibited
Costs in legal proceedings
Indemnity
Fines officers
All functions of fines officers may be contracted-out
Designated officers and magistrates' courts
Application of receipts of designated officers
Limits to requirements about application of receipts
Regulations about payments, accounting and banking by designated officers
Disqualification of lay justices who are members of local authorities
Effect of Act of Settlement on existing justices of the peace
Summons or warrant for suspected offender
Trial of summary offences
Power to make rulings at pre-trial hearings
Power to transfer criminal cases
Jurisdiction to issue summons and deal with complaints
Power to transfer civil proceedings (other than family proceedings)
Family proceedings courts
Youth courts
Court security officers
Powers of search
Powers to exclude, remove or restrain persons
Surrender and seizure of articles
Powers in relation to jurors' electronic communications devices
Powers to retain articles surrendered or seized
Retention of knives surrendered or seized
Regulations about retention of articles
Assaulting and obstructing court security officers
s.58
s.59
s.60
s.61
s.61A
Head and Deputy Head of Civil Justice
Ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal
Power to alter judicial titles
District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) as Crown Court judges etc.
Judges having powers of District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
Removal of restriction on Circuit judges sitting on certain appeals
Meaning of “judicial office holder” and “relevant judicial function”
Authorisation to exercise relevant judicial functions
Exercise of relevant judicial functions: reconsideration of decisions
Directions and independence: authorised persons
Protection of authorised persons
Costs in legal proceedings: authorised persons
Indemnification of authorised persons
Meaning of “criminal court”
Criminal Procedure Rules
Criminal Procedure Rule Committee
Power to change certain requirements relating to Committee
Process for making Criminal Procedure Rules
Rules to be made if required by Lord Chancellor
Power to amend legislation in connection with the rules
Practice directions as to practice and procedure of the criminal courts
Family Procedure Rules
Further provision about scope of Family Procedure Rules
Family Procedure Rule Committee
Power to change certain requirements relating to Committee
Process for making Family Procedure Rules
Rules to be made if required by Lord Chancellor
Power to amend legislation in connection with the rules
Practice directions relating to family proceedings
Civil Procedure Rules
Civil Procedure Rule Committee
Power to change certain requirements relating to Committee
Process for making Civil Procedure Rules
Remote observation and recording of proceedings by direction of a court or tribunal
Offence of recording or transmission in relation to remote proceedings
Prohibition of cross-examination in person: introductory
Prohibition of cross-examination in person: victims of offences
Prohibition of cross-examination in person: persons protected by injunctions etc
Prohibition of cross-examination in person: evidence of domestic abuse
Direction for prohibition of cross-examination in person: other cases
Directions under section 85I: supplementary
Alternatives to cross-examination in person
Costs of legal representatives appointed under section 85K(6)
Guidance for legal representatives appointed under section 85K(6)
Regulations under Part 7A
Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial
Requirement to give information in criminal proceedings
Appeals to Court of Appeal: procedural directions
Extension of time for criminal appeals to Supreme Court
Retirement age of Registrar of Criminal Appeals
Appeals to Courts-Martial Appeal Court: procedural directions
Extension of time for appeals from Courts-Martial Appeal Court
Fees
Award of costs against third parties
Award of costs in appeals under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Fixing of fines: failure to furnish statement of financial circumstances
Recovery of fines etc. by deductions from income support: failure to provide information
Collection of fines and discharge of fines by unpaid work
Register of judgments and orders etc.
High Court writs of execution
Periodical payments
Periodical payments: security
Power to alter judicial titles: Northern Ireland
Official Solicitor of Northern Ireland
Alteration of place fixed for Crown Court trial: Northern Ireland
Extension of time for criminal appeals to House of Lords: Northern Ireland
Fees: Northern Ireland
Interpretation
Rules, regulations and orders
Minor and consequential amendments, repeals, etc.
Commencement
Extent
Short title
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