The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
[ (c. 43) is an act of the ]Parliament of the United Kingdom
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. It is a consolidation act.[The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1980. HMSO. London. . Part IV. Pages ''i'', ''j'' and i.] It codifies the procedures applicable in the magistrates' courts of England and Wales and largely replaces the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952. Part I of the act sets out provisions in relation to the courts' criminal jurisdiction, and Part II in relation to civil proceedings.
Section 1 of the act empowers a justice of the peace to issue a summons or arrest warrant
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alleging the commission of a crime against an identifiable person. Section 127 of the act establishes a six-month limitation period for summary (but not indictable) offences.
See also
* Magistrates' Courts Act
*Magistrates' court
A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several Jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings.
Courts
* Magistrates' court (England and Wales) ...
*Magistrates' court (England and Wales)
A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings.
Courts
* Magistrates' court (England and Wales)
* Magistrates' c ...
References
*"Magistrates' Courts Act 1980". Current Law Statutes Annotated 1980
Volume 1
Chapter 43.
*"The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980". Halsbury's Statutes of England. Third Edition. Volume 50: Continuation Volume 1980. Butterworths. London. 1981
Volume 50(2)
p 1433.
*Butterworths' Annotated Legislation Service. Volume 276.
*Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012. pp 716, 723, 823, 843, 862, 889, 1004
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to 1361, 1364, 1365, 1369, 1372, 1375, 1382, 1384, 1385, 1442, 1443, 1446, 1448, 1452, 1535, 1536, 1557, 1563, 1726, 1868, 1873, 1874, 1885, 1898, 1919, 1924, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1954, 1971, 2071, 2072, 2250, 2884, 2913, 2929 & 2932.
*Adrian Keane and Paul McKeown. The Modern Law of Evidence. 14th Edition. Oxford University Press. 2022. p
64
to 68 and 146.
External links
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Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
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