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PART 6A Exercise of judicial functions by authorised persons
PART 7ZA Transmission and recording of court and tribunal proceedings
PART 7A Civil proceedings: prohibition of cross-examination in person
85E.Prohibition of cross-examination in person: introductory
85F.Prohibition of cross-examination in person: victims of offences
85G.Prohibition of cross-examination in person: persons protected by injunctions etc
85H.Prohibition of cross-examination in person: evidence of domestic abuse
85I.Direction for prohibition of cross-examination in person: other cases
85L.Costs of legal representatives appointed under section 85K(6)
85M.Guidance for legal representatives appointed under section 85K(6)
SCHEDULES
Abolition of magistrates' courts committees: transfers
Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
1.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
2.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
3.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
4.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
5.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
6.Further provision about the inspectors of court administration
Further functions conferred on District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
Collection of fines AND OTHER SUMS IMPOSED ON CONVICTION
Part 3 Attachment of earnings orders and applications for benefit deductions
Part 3A Disclosure of information, and meaning of "relevant benefit" etc
PART 3B JUSTICE ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2016: INFORMATION SHARING
Part 6 Variation of collection orders containing payment terms
Part 7 Effect of first default on collection order containing payment terms
Part 8 Operation of collection orders containing reserve terms
Part 10 Supplementary provisions
Offences of providing false information, failing to disclose information etc.
Meaning of “standard powers in respect of persons liable to pay fines or other sums”
Minor and consequential amendments
Newspapers, Printers and Reading Rooms Repeal Act 1869 (c. 24)
58.In section 7(1) (declaration of office), for the words from...
59.In section 17 (disqualification from acting as justice of the...
60.In section 23(3) (declaration of office by under-sheriff), for the...
61.(1) Amend section 26 (declaration by bailiffs, etc.) as follows....
62.In section 29 (punishment for misconduct), after subsection (2) insert—...
63.In section 38 (definitions), after the definition of “county” insert—...
Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act 1920 (c. 33)
Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
72.In section 7(2) (offence of selling tobacco to persons under...
73.(1) Amend section 25 (restrictions on persons under 18 going...
74.(1) Amend section 46 (assignment of certain matters to youth...
76.Omit section 101 (application of Summary Jurisdiction Acts).
77.In section 102(1) (appeals to Crown Court), for “court of...
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)
Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37)
87.In section 17(1)(a) (registration of maintenance orders in England), for...
88.(1) Amend section 18 (enforcement of registered orders) as follows....
89.(1) Amend section 22 (discharge and variation of registered orders)...
90.In section 24(5A)(b) (cessation of order requiring payment), for “a...
91.(1) Amend section 25 (rules as to procedure of magistrates'...
Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
Maintenance Orders Act 1958 (c. 39)
99.In section 3(3A) (requirement of person liable under order to...
100.In section 4(5B) (variation of orders registered in magistrates' courts)—...
101.(1) Amend section 5 (cancellation of registration) as follows.
102.(1) Amend section 18 (powers of magistrates to renew committals)...
103.In section 20(1) (registration of order at request of person...
104.In section 21(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “rules of...
Backing of Warrants (Republic of Ireland) Act 1965 (c. 45)
119.In section 1(1) (endorsement of warrants issued in Republic of...
120.In section 4(1) (issue of provisional warrant), in paragraph (c),...
121.In section 6(2) (discharge of persons where police of Republic...
122.In section 8(1) (rules of court), for paragraph (a) substitute—...
123.(1) Amend the Schedule (supplementary provisions as to proceedings under...
Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 (c. 69)
Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
141.In section 3(1)(c) (persons who may apply for an attachment...
142.In section 6(7)(c) (collecting officer in case of order made...
143.(1) Amend section 18 (collecting officer in case of order...
144.In section 21(2)(a)(ii) (costs to be sum due), for “justices'...
145.In section 25(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “rules of...
Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1972 (c. 18)
156.In section 21(1) (interpretation of Part 1), in the definition...
157.In section 23(6) (maintenance orders registered in High Court under...
158.In section 26(6) (application for recovery of maintenance in convention...
159.(1) Amend section 27B (sending application to appropriate magistrates' court)...
160.(1) Amend section 27C (application for recovery of maintenance in...
161.In section 32(2A) (transfer of orders), for “justices' chief executive”...
162.In section 34(3)(a) (application from abroad to vary registered order),...
163.(1) Amend section 34A (variation of orders by magistrates' courts)...
164.In section 47(3) (construction of references to the jurisdiction of...
Evidence (Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1975 (c. 34)
180.In section 2 (definitions), omit the definitions of “Crown Court...
181.In section 3AA (electronic monitoring of compliance with bail conditions),...
182.In section 5(10) (meaning of “prescribed” in section 5), for...
183.(1) Amend section 5B (reconsideration of decisions granting bail) as...
184.In section 6(9)(c)(i) (certification of copy of record), for “justices'...
185.In section 7(4)(a) (appearance before justice following arrest for absconding...
Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
191.In section 6(9) (restrictions on power to make order where...
192.(1) Amend section 20ZA (variation of orders for periodical payments)...
193.In section 27 (refusal of order in case more suitable...
194.In section 30(1) (jurisdiction to hear application for order under...
195.(1) Amend section 32 (enforcement of orders for payment of...
196.(1) Amend section 35 (orders for repayment of sums paid...
Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980 (c. 32)
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
202.In section 6(5) (display of details of committal proceedings), for...
204.(1) Amend section 12A (application of section 12 where accused...
205.(1) Amend section 14 (proceedings invalid where accused did not...
206.In section 43(2) (enforcement of recognizance of a surety for...
208.(1) Amend section 59 (orders for periodical payment: means of...
209.(1) Amend section 59A (orders for periodical payment: proceedings by...
210.(1) Amend section 59B(5) (interpretation of provisions relating to penalty...
211.(1) Amend section 60 (revocation, variation, etc. of orders for...
212.(1) In section 61(1) (periodical payments payable by one person...
213.In section 62(1)(ii) (proceedings for sums payable to child), for...
214.(1) Amend section 65(1) (proceedings which are family proceedings for...
215.In section 66(3) (composition of family proceedings courts), for the...
216.(1) Amend section 70 (jurisdiction of magistrates' courts in inner...
217.In section 74(1) (reasons for decisions in family proceedings), for...
218.(1) Amend section 77 (postponement of issue of warrant) as...
219.In— (a) section 78(4) (offence of removing impounded goods marked...
220.(1) Amend section 82 (restriction on power to impose imprisonment...
221.In section 84(1) (power to require statement of means) for...
222.(1) Amend section 85 (power to remit fine) as follows....
223.(1) Amend section 87 (enforcement of payment of fines by...
224.(1) Amend section 87A (fines imposed on companies) as follows....
225.(1) Amend section 89 (transfer of fine order) as follows....
226.In section 90(3) (transfer of fines to Scotland or Northern...
227.(1) Amend section 91 (transfer of fines from Scotland and...
228.In section 93(5) (issue of warrant to arrest person defaulting...
229.In section 95(3) (instalments in case of non-English maintenance order),...
230.In section 97(1), omit— (a) “for any commission area”, and...
231.(1) Amend section 97A (summons or warrant as to committal...
233.In section 107 (false statements in declaration proving service), for...
234.In section 109(2) (notice to abandon an appeal), for “Crown...
235.In section 114 (payment of recognisances and fees on case...
236.(1) Amend section 116 (discharge of recognizance to keep the...
237.(1) Amend section 121 (constitution and place of sitting of...
238.In section 125(1) (warrants) for “the rules” substitute “ rules...
239.(1) Amend section 125B (execution of warrants by approved enforcement...
240.(1) Amend section 125C (disclosure of information for enforcing warrants)...
241.In section 126 (execution of certain warrants outside England and...
242.Omit sections 137 and 138 (fees and remission of fees)....
246.(1) Amend section 145 (rules: supplementary provisions) as follows.
248.In section 148(2) (power of magistrates' courts to act where...
251.In section 152, for “the rules” substitute “ rules of...
252.Omit section 153 (magistrates' courts may sit on Sundays and...
253.In section 155(4) (extent of section 126 of 1980 Act),...
County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)
271.In— (a) section 66(4) (fees payable in respect of trial...
272.Omit— (a) section 73 (register of judgments and orders), and...
273.In section 98(1) (protection of district judge of county court...
274.(1) Amend section 99 (effect of warrants of execution) as...
275.For section 104 (information as to writs and warrants of...
.277.In section 147(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “fees orders”....
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60)
281.(1) Amend section 16 (execution of warrants) as follows.
282.(1) Amend section 46 (detention after charge) as follows.
283.In section 47(3A)(b) (date of first court appearance in bail...
284.In section 47A (early administrative hearings conducted by justices' clerks),...
285.In section 73(3)(a) (proof of convictions and acquittals), for “justices'...
286.In section 81(1) and (2) (advance notice of expert evidence...
Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53)
310.In section 7(2) (duty to produce licence), for “justices' chief...
311.In sections 8(a) and 25(2)(a) (notification of date of birth...
312.In section 26 (interim disqualification)— (a) renumber the subsection inserted...
313.In section 27(5) (production of licence), for “justices' chief executive”...
314.In section 52(3)(c) (fixed penalty notice), for “justices' chief executive”...
315.(1) Amend section 69 (payment of fixed penalty) as follows....
316.In section 70(4)(a) (registration certificate), for “justices' chief executive for...
317.(1) Amend section 71 (registration of sums payable in default)...
318.In section 74(5) (provisions supplementary to sections 72 and 73)—...
319.In section 75(6) (conditional offer of fixed penalty: fixed penalty...
320.(1) Amend section 82 (accounting for fixed penalties) as follows....
321.In section 83(1)(b) (powers in cases of deception), for “justices'...
322.In section 84(c) (power to make regulations prescribing duties), for...
324.In section 7(3) (rules as to service of documents), for...
325.In section 8(1)(a) (issue of warrant of arrest for purposes...
326.In section 9(2) (proceedings for committal), for “the Senior District...
327.In section 13(5)(a) (return to foreign states – supplementary), for...
328.In section 14(2) (simplified procedure)— (a) for “rules under section...
329.(1) Amend Schedule 1 (provisions deriving from Extradition Act 1870...
336.In section 83(5) (directions to submit particulars of proceedings), for...
337.(1) Amend section 97 (privacy for children involved in certain...
338.(1) Amend paragraph 6A of Schedule 1 (variation of orders...
339.In paragraph 10(6) of Schedule 1 (jurisdiction to hear application...
340.In paragraph 24(6) of Schedule 2 (signature as evidence of...
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (c. 9)
371.In section 5(2) (consultation before reduction in size of police...
372.In section 5C(3) (consultation before reduction in size of Metropolitan...
373.(1) Amend Schedule 2 (police authorities established under section 3)...
374.(1) Amend Schedule 2A (the Metropolitan Police Authority) as follows....
375.(1) Amend Schedule 3 (police authorities: selection of independent members)...
376.After Schedule 3 insert— SCHEDULE 3A police authorities: selection of...
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
397.In section 3(3)(f) (penalty notice for disorderly behaviour), for “justices'...
398.In section 7(1) (payment of penalty), for “justices' chief executive”...
399.In section 8(2) (certificate that sum is registrable for enforcement...
400.(1) Amend section 9 (registration of sums payable in default)...
401.In section 21(5) (closure of unlicensed premises), for “justices' chief...
402.In section 22(5)(a) (termination of closure order), for “justices' chief...
Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (c. 29)
406.In— (a) section 24(1)(b) (application to discharge confiscation order: inadequacy...
407.In section 54(6) and (7) (payments by enforcement receivers), for...
408.(1) Amend section 55 (sums received by justices' chief executive)...
409.In section 67(5) (payment of seized money), for “justices' chief...
410.In section 91 (Crown Court Rules) for “Crown Court Rules...
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