Part 2

Justices of the peace

District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)

District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) able to act alone
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1
Nothing in the 1980 Act—
a
requiring a magistrates' court to be composed of two or more justices, or
b
limiting the powers of a magistrates' court when composed of a single justice,
applies to a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts).
2
A District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) may—
a
do any act, and
b
exercise alone any jurisdiction,
which can be done or exercised by two justices, apart from granting or transferring a licence.
3
Any enactment making provision ancillary to the jurisdiction exercisable by two justices of the peace also applies to the jurisdiction of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), unless the provision relates to granting or transferring a licence.
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5
“The 1980 Act” means the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43).
S. 26(4) repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 99 Table; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)