| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 1 | coming into force | The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 1(1) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | coming into force | The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 1(1) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | words inserted for specified purposes | The Magistrates' Courts (Modification) Rules 1998 | 1998 No. 3046 | rule 2(1)(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | words inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2000 | 2000 No. 3361 | rule 2(2) 3 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | words inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2003 | 2003 No. 1236 | rule 11(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | words omitted | The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2003 | 2003 No. 1236 | rule 11(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2 | words inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2003 | 2003 No. 1236 | rule 11(c) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) Rules 1991 | 1991 No. 1991 | Sch. 2 para. 3(1)(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words substituted | The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) Rules 1991 | 1991 No. 1991 | Sch. 2 para. 3(1)(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Order 2014 | 2014 No. 600 | Sch. para. 1(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words omitted | The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) (No.2) Order 2014 | 2014 No. 879 | art. 16(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2019 | 2019 No. 1367 | rule 3 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 | 2020 No. 100 | Sch. para. 2(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 | 2021 No. 626 | rule 2(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(1) | words inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 | 2024 No. 254 | rule 2(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(2) | substituted | The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2003 | 2003 No. 1236 | rule 11(d) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(3) | words substituted | The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) Rules 1991 | 1991 No. 1991 | Sch. 2 para. 3(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(3) | omitted | The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) (No.2) Order 2014 | 2014 No. 879 | art. 16(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(4) | substituted | The Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Fine Enforcement Officers) Rules 1990 | 1990 No. 1190 | rule 3(1) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(4) | words substituted | The Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Fine Enforcement Officers) (No. 2) Rules 1990 | 1990 No. 2260 | rule 4 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 2(7)(8) | inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 2003 | 2003 No. 1236 | rule 11(e) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | coming into force | The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 1(1) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | substituted | The Family Proceedings Courts (Matrimonial Proceedings etc.) Rules 1991 | 1991 No. 1991 | Sch. 2 para. 3(3) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | word substituted | The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 | 2011 No. 1045 | art. 16(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 heading | word substituted | The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 | 2011 No. 1045 | art. 16(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | words inserted | The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 | 2011 No. 1045 | art. 16(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 heading | words inserted | The Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 | 2011 No. 1045 | art. 16(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 heading | substituted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Enforcement or Variation of Orders Made in Family Proceedings and Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules 2011 | 2011 No. 1329 | rule 81(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | word substituted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Enforcement or Variation of Orders Made in Family Proceedings and Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules 2011 | 2011 No. 1329 | rule 81(3)(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | words substituted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Enforcement or Variation of Orders Made in Family Proceedings and Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules 2011 | 2011 No. 1329 | rule 81(3)(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | omitted | The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Family Court: Consequential Provision) (No.2) Order 2014 | 2014 No. 879 | art. 17 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3 | inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 | 2024 No. 254 | rule 2(3) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3A | inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2009 | 2009 No. 3362 | rule 3 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3A(1)(h) | words inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 | 2021 No. 626 | rule 2(3) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3A(7)(a) | words substituted | The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 | 2020 No. 100 | Sch. para. 2(3) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3B | inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 | 2021 No. 626 | rule 2(4) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3C | inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2022 | 2022 No. 523 | rule 2(2) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3C heading | substituted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 | 2024 No. 254 | rule 2(4)(a) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3C(2)(d) | words inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 | 2024 No. 254 | rule 2(4)(b) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 3D | inserted | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment) Rules 2024 | 2024 No. 254 | rule 2(5) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4 | coming into force | The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 1(1) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4(1)(2) | replaced | The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 | 2005 No. 384 | rule 7.1 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4(3) | replaced | The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 | 2005 No. 384 | rule 7.2 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4(4) | words substituted | The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2005 | 2005 No. 617 | Sch. para. 68 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A 4B | inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 1997 | 1997 No. 706 | rule 3 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A | replaced | The Criminal Procedure Rules 2005 | 2005 No. 384 | rule 28.2 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A | substituted for rule 4A 4B | The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021 | 2021 No. 626 | rule 2(5) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A(1) | words inserted for specified purposes | The Magistrates' Courts (Modification) Rules 1998 | 1998 No. 3046 | rule 2(1)(3) | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A(1) | words inserted | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment) Rules 2000 | 2000 No. 3361 | rule 2(3) 3 | Yes | |
| The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 | 1981 No. 552 | rule 4A(4) | words substituted | The Magistrates' Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2001 | 2001 No. 610 | rule 4 | Yes | |