Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 1057

The Petty Sessional Divisions (Humberside) Order 1992

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1992 No. 1057

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Petty Sessional Divisions (Humberside) Order 1992

Whereas the magistrates' courts committee for the county of Humberside have, in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 23 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979^[1], submitted to the Secretary of State a draft order making provision about the division of part of the said county into petty sessional divisions;

And whereas by subsections (3)(a) and (5) of the said section it is provided that the Secretary of State may by statutory instrument make the Order either in the terms of the said draft or with such modifications as he thinks fit and that the said Order may contain transitional and other consequential provisions;

And whereas the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 24 of the 1979 Act have been complied with: Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by subsections (3)(a) and (5) of the said section 23, I hereby make the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Petty Sessional Divisions (Humberside) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st May 1992 except that for the purposes of paragraph 2 of the Schedule hereto this Order shall come into force forthwith.

    2.    In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, the expression "division" means petty sessional division and any reference to a justice for a division shall be construed as a reference to a justice of the peace who ordinarily acts, or, as the case may be, will on or after 1st May 1992 ordinarily act, in and for that division.

    3.—(1)  The divisions of South Hunsley Beacon and Howdenshire shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the South Hunsley Beacon and Howdenshire division.

    (2)  The divisions of South Holderness and Middle Holderness shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the South and Middle Holderness division.

    (3)  The divisions of Scunthorpe, Brigg and Barton on Humber shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Scunthorpe, Brigg and Barton division.

    (4)  The divisions of Dickering and North Holderness shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Dickering and North Holderness division.

    (5)  The divisions of Bainton Beacon, Wilton Beacon and Holme Beacon shall be

    4.    The transitional and other consequential provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect in connection with the provisions of article 3 of this Order.

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

Dated 28th April 1992

[1] 1979 c. 55; sections 23 and 24 were amended by section 12 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51). combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Bainton, Wilton and Holme Beacon division. back

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