Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates' courts and the functions of justices' clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
Citation1980 c. 43
Territorial extent 
[c]
Dates
Royal assent1 August 1980
Commencement6 July 1981[d]
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Amended by
Status: Amended
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Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[a] (c. 43) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a consolidation act.[1] 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 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

Notes

  1. ^ a b Section 155(1).
  2. ^ a b In part.
  3. ^ Section 155(2)–(3) and 155(6).
  4. ^ Section 155(7). The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (Commencement) Order 1981.

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, 1355 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. pp 64 to 68 and 146.
  1. ^ The Public General Acts and General Synod Measures 1980. HMSO. London. ISBN 0-11-840200-5. Part IV. Pages i, j and i.
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