Justices of the Peace Act 1997

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The Justices of the Peace Act 1997 is a UK statute that consolidates and sets out the law relating to justices of the peace and the lay magistracy in England and Wales.

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Justices of the Peace Act 1997 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appliesTo lay justices ⓘ
magistrates’ courts in England and Wales ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
basedOn recommendations of the Law Commission ⓘ
citation 1997 c. 25 ⓘ
consolidates earlier enactments relating to justices of the peace ⓘ
contains provisions on justices’ clerks and staff ⓘ
provisions on the appointment and removal of justices of the peace ⓘ
provisions on the chairmen and deputy chairmen of magistrates’ courts ⓘ
provisions on the commission of the peace ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defines roles and responsibilities of justices of the peace ⓘ
governs advisory committees on justices of the peace ⓘ
appointment of justices of the peace ⓘ
areas and commissions of the peace ⓘ
functions of justices of the peace ⓘ
supplemental provisions relating to lay magistrates ⓘ
hasTypeOfMagistrate district judge (magistrates’ courts) ⓘ
lay magistrate ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalArea criminal justice ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to justices of the peace, lay magistrates and related matters, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom constitutional and judicial legislation ⓘ
publisher The Stationery Office ⓘ
purpose to consolidate enactments relating to justices of the peace and lay magistracy in England and Wales ⓘ
relatedTo Courts Act 2003 ⓘ
Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1997-02-21 ⓘ
sectionCount over 20 sections ⓘ
shortTitle Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ⓘ
status amended ⓘ
subjectMatter justices of the peace ⓘ
lay magistrates ⓘ
magistrates’ courts administration ⓘ
territorialExtent England and Wales ⓘ
yearEnacted 1997 ⓘ

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Courts Act 2003 → amends → Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ⓘ
Justices of the Peace Act 1997 → shortTitle → Justices of the Peace Act 1997 ⓘ