The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2005

Youth Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954(1)

11.  In rule 1—

(a) after paragraph (1), insert the following paragraph:

“(1A) In respect of the next meeting to be held after 1st April 2005 as provided in paragraph (1) above and in every third year thereafter, that paragraph shall have effect as if the reference to “of each petty sessions area” were a reference to “for each local justice area” and a panel in being on that date shall have effect as the panel for the local justice area corresponding (in accordance with the first order made under section 8 of the Courts Act 2003) to the petty sessions area for which it was formed.”;

(b) in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5)(a) (in both places), for “petty sessions area” substitute “local justice area”;

(c) omit paragraph (4) and the words “except as provided in paragraph (4) of this Rule” in paragraph (2); and

(d) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in subparagraph (b), at the end insert “and are assigned to the first area by the Lord Chancellor”; and

(ii) omit subparagraph (d).

(1)

S.I. 1954/1711; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1996/577 and 1996/3068. The words “youth court” or “youth courts” were substituted throughout this instrument by virtue of section 70 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53).