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Justices of the Peace Act 1968

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1In this Part of this Schedule and in Part III—

(a)" the City " means the City of London ; and

(b)" the Corporation " means the Corporation of the City, and except in so far as the context otherwise requires references to the Corporation are references to the Corporation acting through the Common Council.

2(1)Section 1 of this Act shall not be taken as constituting new courts for the City, and the jurisdiction and powers of the justices of the peace holding office as provided by that section shall be in continuation of those belonging to the justices appointed by the charters of the City; and section 1(4) of this Act shall apply in relation to the first commission of the peace issued for the City as it applies where a new commission of the peace supersedes an existing commission.

(2)Accordingly the justices for the City shall continue as heretofore to have power, notwithstanding anything in any enactment, to commit a person for trial at the Central Criminal Court for an offence triable at quarter sessions.

3Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Schedule, in any enactment relating to justices of the peace, quarter sessions, magistrates' courts, the clerk of the peace, justices' clerks or matters connected therewith.—

(a)any reference to a county or to county justices shall be taken to include the City or justices for the City, notwithstanding that the reference was heretofore a reference to an administrative county or to justices for an administrative county; and

(b)any reference to a county council shall be taken to include the Corporation, and references to a county fund shall be taken to include the general rate fund of the City.

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