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Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (c.101)

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Justices of the Peace Act 1949

1949 CHAPTER 101 12_13_and_14_Geo_6

Contents

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  1. Part I

    Provisions as to Individual Justices

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    1. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 11.

    3. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 15.

  3. Part III

    Magistrates’ Courts Committees and Justices’ Clerks

    1. 16—19... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 20.

    3. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    1. 25—27... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    1. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 31.

    4. 32—34... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 35.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  6. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and General

    1. 36, 37... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 39.

    4. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 41.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 43.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 45.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 46. Citation, repeal and extent

  7. FIRST SCHEDULE

  8. SECOND SCHEDULE

  9. THIRD SCHEDULE

  10. FOURTH SCHEDULE

  11. FIFTH SCHEDULE

  12. SIXTH SCHEDULE

  13. SEVENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

An Act to amend the law relating to justices of the peace (including stipendiary magistrates), justices’ clerks and the administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts, to provide for paying travelling and lodging allowances to members of probation committees and case committees and for enabling probation committees to hold land, to authorise the appointment of interim clerks of the peace in Scotland, and for purposes connected therewith.

[16th December 1949]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act repealed (S.) by District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20), Sch. 2