65U.K.The Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 shall be amended as follows.
66U.K.In section 6(5) (display of notice of committal or discharge) for the words from “section" to the end there shall be substituted the words “section 4 of the M1Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1976 (anonymity of complainant in rape etc. cases)".
Marginal Citations
67U.K.In subsection (1) of section 37 (committal to Crown Court for sentence), for the words “nor more than 16" there shall be substituted the words “but under 17".
68At the end of subsection (8) of section 102 (written statement before examining justices) there shall be added the words “and section 40 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (power to join in indictment count for common assault etc.) shall be given a corresponding construction".
69(1)In subsection (3A) of section 128 (remand in custody without accused being brought before court)—U.K.
(a)after the word “custody" there shall be inserted the words “and the remand was not a remand under section 128A below for a period exceeding 8 clear days,"; and
(b)after the word “him" there shall be inserted the words “(otherwise than in the exercise of the power conferred by that section)".
(2)In subsection (6) of that section (which lists the cases in which a magistrates’ court may remand a person for a period exceeding 8 clear days) for the word “section", in the first place where it occurs, there shall be substituted the words “sections 128A and".
70U.K.The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2) of section 133 (limit on length of imprisonment or youth custody where consecutive terms are imposed)—
“(2A)In relation to the imposition of terms of detention in a young offender institution subsection (2) above shall have effect as if the reference to an offence triable either way were a reference to such an offence or an offence triable only on indictment.”.