An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates' courts and the functions of ...

It codifies the procedures applicable in the magistrates' courts of England and Wales and largely replaces the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952.

This source contains the full, amended text of all public general Acts that are currently in force. Legislation that has been recently enacted but is not yet ...

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates' courts and the functions of ...

A consolidating Act, the Magistrates Courts' Act 1980 details the practises, procedures and protocols to be applied in both civil and criminal matters.

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. Practical Law coverage of this primary source reference and links to the underlying primary source materials.

A magistrates' court's powers to try an allegation of an offence are contained in section 2 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1). In relation to a defendant ...

Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 · Jurisdiction to issue process and deal with charges · Committal proceedings · Pre-trial hearings · Summary trial of information.

Section 12, Magistrates' Courts Act 1980. Practical Law coverage of this primary source reference and links to the underlying primary source materials.

Under section 113 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(4), the magistrates' court may grant an appellant bail pending appeal. Under section 81(1)(d) of the ...