Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33)

SCHEDULE Authorised court and tribunal staff: legal advice and judicial functions

PART 1 Courts

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

5 (1) Section 12 (non-appearance of accused: plea of guilty) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (7), omit “by the clerk of the court”.

(3) In subsection (7ZA), at the end insert—

“(c) specify the persons, or description of persons, who must—

(i) read out the things mentioned in such of those paragraphs as apply, and

(ii) give the account mentioned in subsection (7A).”

(4) In subsection (7A), omit “by the clerk of the court”.