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.
4
This section does not apply to the hearing or determination of family proceedings (as defined by section 65 of the 1980 Act).
5
“The 1980 Act” means the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43).