Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
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The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[1] (c. 43) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a consolidation act.[2] 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
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.
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External links
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- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as amended from the National Archives.
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
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