Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
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218(1)Amend section 77 (postponement of issue of warrant) as follows.
(2)In subsection (5), for “for the petty sessions” substitute “in the local justice”.
(3)For subsection (6), substitute—
“(6)Where such an application is referred to the court—
(a)the clerk of the court shall fix a time and place for the application to be heard; and
(b)the designated officer for the court shall give the applicant notice of that time and place.”