SCHEDULE 9 Transitional Provisions and Savings
Courts Act 2003 (2003 c 39) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 9 Transitional Provisions and Savings

Section 109(2)

Interpretation

1

In this Schedule “the JPA 1997†means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997.

Orders contracting out the provision of officers and staff

2

Any order which, immediately before section 2 comes into force, was in force under section 27(3) of the Courts Act 1971, including, in particular, any order made under section 27(3) by virtue of—

(a)     section 4(7) of the Taxes Management Act 1970, or

(b)     section 82(3) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994,

shall have effect as if made under section 2 for the purpose of discharging the Lord Chancellor's general duty in relation to the courts (and may be amended or revoked accordingly).

Local justice areas

3

The first order under section 8 must specify as a local justice area each area which was a petty sessions area immediately before the time when that section comes into force.

Appointment and assignment of lay justices

4

A person who, immediately before section 10 comes into force, was a justice of the peace for a commission area under section 5 of the JPA 1997 shall be treated as having been—

(a)

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