Courts Act 1971

[1967 c. 80.] Criminal Justice Act 1967

48 In the Criminal Justice Act 1967—

(a) in all places where there occurs a "reference to a court of assize or quarter sessions (sections 40(6), 41(1)(2)(a), 47(3)(4)(6)(7)(9). 48(1)(2). 54(1)(2). 56(1)(3)(5)(8)(11), 62(10), 73(4)(5)(8), 74(3), 76(4) and in Schedule 6 paragraphs 2, 14, 16, 21(c)) there shall be substituted a reference to the Crown Court, and

(b) in all places where there occurs a reference to a court of quarter sessions (sections 20, 22(3), 56(4)(b), 62(6)(7), 73(3)(3B), 74(6), 76(5), and in Schedule 6 paragraph 1) there shall be substituted a reference to the Crown Court.

49 In section 9(5) of that Act, for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the words " by a puisne judge of the High Court, a Circuit judge or Recorder sitting alone ".

50 In section 16(2) of that Act (exemption from jury service of persons concerned with criminal cases) after paragraph (c) insert:—

“(cc) officers of the Crown Court, and persons appointed or employed to assist them, being officers or other persons whose work is wholly or mainly concerned with the day-to-day administration of the Crown Court”.

51 In section 42 of that Act, in subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) to (d) there shall be substituted the following paragraph:—

(a) if the suspended sentence was passed by the' Crown Court, that court.

52 For subsection (11) of section 44 of that Act there shall be substituted the following subsection:—

(11) Notwithstanding the definition of "fine" in the [1952 c. 55.] Magistrates' Courts Act 1952, references in the last foregoing subsection to a fine do not include any other sum adjudged to be paid on conviction, whether as a pecuniary penalty, forfeiture, compensation or otherwise.

53 (1) In subsection (1) of section 47 of that Act, for the words from the beginning to " forfeited " there shall be substituted the words " If the Crown Court imposes a fine on any person or forfeits his recognisance, the Court " and for the words " courts of assize and quarter sessions " there shall be substituted the words " the Crown Court ".

(2) After the said subsection (1) insert:—

“(1A) Subsection (1) above does not apply where the power conferred by the said section 14(1) is excluded by subsection (5) of that section (fine imposed on appeal from a magistrates' court)”.

(3) In subsection (2) of that section for the words " any such court" there shall be substituted the words " the Crown Court ".

(4) Subsection (5) of that section shall be omitted.

(5) In subsection (8) of that section for the words from " a court of assize" to the end of paragraph (d) there shall be substituted the words " the Crown Court without the consent of that court ".

54 (1) In section 54 of that Act, subsection (4) shall be omitted.

(2) In subsection (5) of that section, for the words from the beginning to " and which" there shall be substituted the words " Where a probationer appears or is brought before the Crown Court and the court " and after the words " probation order ", in the first place where they occur, there shall be inserted the words " the Crown Court ".

55 (1) In subsection (8) of section 56 of that Act, for the words " the court to which he is committed " there shall be substituted the words " the Crown Court ".

(2) In subsection (9) of that section for the words "the clerk of the court to which he is committed " there shall be substituted the words " the proper officer of the Crown Court ".

(3) In subsection (10) of that section for the words "the court to which he is committed " there shall be substituted the words " the Crown Court ".

56 In section 74(3) of that Act for the words " before a court of quarter sessions before which " there shall be substituted the words " in the Crown Court, being proceedings at which ".