Justices of the Peace Act 1997

The Solicitors Act 1974 (c. 47)

16In section 38 of the Solicitors Act 1974 (solicitor who is a justice of the peace not to act in certain proceedings)—

(a)in subsection (3), for “section 8 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “section 7 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997”; and

(b)in subsection (4), for “the proviso to section 39(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979” there shall be substituted “section 21(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997”.