http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/21/2018-05-20Courts Act 2003An Act to make provision about the courts and their procedure and practice; about judges and magistrates; about fines and the enforcement processes of the courts; about periodical payments of damages; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-09Expert Participation2018-05-20
Courts Act 2003specified provision(s)The Courts Act 2003 (Commencement No. 9, Savings, Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005art. 2commencement order for 2003 c. 39. Effect not applied to legislation.gov.uk. This S.I. is revoked (23.3.2005) by S.I. 2005/910, art. 2Courts Act 2003Sch. 5 para. 13(1)(ca)Crime and Courts Act 2013s. 26(3)s. 61(3)Courts Act 2003s. 85EA(5)Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022Sch. 11 para. 29s. 208(1)Courts Act 2003s. 75(6)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 3(2)s. 51(4)Courts Act 2003s. 81(6)Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022Sch. 4 para. 3(3)s. 51(4)Courts Act 2003s. 3(3)(c) and wordPlanning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 346(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Courts Act 2003Sch. 5 para. 1(1A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 21(2)(b)s. 255(1)Courts Act 2003Sch. 5 para. 2(1A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 21(3)(b)s. 255(1)Courts Act 2003Sch. 5 para. 3(1)(da)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 21(4)s. 255(1)Courts Act 2003Sch. 5 para. 7(2A)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 21 para. 21(5)(b)s. 255(1)Courts Act 2003s. 76(2B)Children, Schools and Families Act 2010Sch. 3 para. 14s. 21(8) 27s. 29(4)(b)
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Justices of the peace<Emphasis>Supplementary provisions about the bench</Emphasis>Duty to consult lay justices on matters affecting them <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation>211The Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice must take all reasonable and practicable steps—afor ensuring that lay justices acting in a local justice area are kept informed of matters affecting them in the performance of their duties, andbfor ascertaining their views on such matters.2The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.S. 21 renumbered as s. 21(1) (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)Words in s. 21(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)S. 21(2) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 322(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)