Courts Act 1971

PART I Amendments of Justices of the Peace Act 1949

1 In section 16 of the [1949 c. 101.] Justices of the Peace Act 1949, paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection (2), subsection (5) from the words " so however " onwards and subsection (6)(a) shall be omitted.

2 (1) In Schedule 4 to that Act, in paragraph 1, in sub-paragraph (1) after the word " composed " there shall be inserted the words " subject to sub-paragraph (2) below ", and at the end of sub-paragraph (1) there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph:—

“(2) The magistrates' courts committee for any area may, with his consent, co-opt a judge of the High Court, Circuit judge or Recorder to serve as a member of the committee”.

(2) Paragraphs 1(3) and 4 of that Schedule shall be omitted.

3 For paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to that Act there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

5 Where the magistrates for a county are required to meet for the purpose of carrying out any functions under the preceding paragraphs, a meeting shall be convened by the magistrates' courts committee or, if there is no such committee in being or the Secretary of State considers it appropriate, by the Secretary of State.