121 Constitution and place of sitting of court
Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (1980 c 43) | Legislation

Part VII Miscellaneous and Supplementary

Constitution and place of sitting of magistrates' courts

121  Constitution and place of sitting of court

(1)     A magistrates' court shall not try an information summarily or hear a complaint except when composed of at least 2 justices unless the trial or hearing is one that by virtue of any enactment may take place before a single justice.

(2)     A magistrates' court shall not hold an inquiry into the means of an offender for the purposes of section 82 above [or determine under that section at a hearing at which the offender is not present whether to issue a warrant of commitment] except when composed of at least 2 justices.

(3)     . . .

[(4)     Subject to the provisions of any enactment to the contrary, a magistrates' court must sit in open court if it is—

(a)     trying summarily an information for an indictable offence,

(b)     trying an information for a summary offence,

(c)     imposing imprisonment,

(d)     hearing a complaint, or

(e)     holding an inquiry into the means of an offender for

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