70(1)Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971 (administrative provisions) is amended as follows.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 23, in paragraph (b) (particulars of recognizance to be given to clerk), for “clerk” substitute “proper officer”.
(3)After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(1A)In sub-paragraph (1) “proper officer” means—
(a)in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales, the justices' chief executive for the court; and
(b)in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”
(4)In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 31 (particulars of forfeited recognizance to be given to clerk), for “clerk” substitute “proper officer”.
(5)After that sub-paragraph insert—
“(3A)In sub-paragraph (3) “proper officer” means—
(a)in relation to a magistrates' court in England and Wales, the justices' chief executive for the court; and
(b)in relation to a court of summary jurisdiction in Northern Ireland, the clerk of the court.”