Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 696
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) (Amendment) Order 2001
Made
5th March 2001
Coming into force
1st April 2001
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997( 1 ), makes the following Order:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) (Amendment) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.
(2) In this Order “the 1999 Order” means the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999( 2 ).
Amendments to the 1999 Order
2. —(1) After the word “committee” in article 1(2) of the 1999 Order there shall be added the words “; and “the GLMCA” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997( 3 )”.
(2) For the Schedule to the 1999 Order there shall be substituted the Schedule to this Order.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Jane Kennedy
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
Dated 5th March 2001
Article 2
SCHEDULE
PART I COMMISSION AREAS IN ENGLAND OUTSIDE GREATER LONDON
| Name of commission area | Extent of commission area |
|---|---|
| Avon and Somerset | The area of Avon and Somerset MCC( 4 ) |
| Bedfordshire | The area of Bedfordshire MCC |
| Cambridgeshire | The area of Cambridgeshire MCC |
| Cheshire | The area of Cheshire MCC |
| Cleveland | The area of Cleveland MCC |
| Cumbria | The area of Cumbria MCC |
| Derbyshire | The area of Derbyshire MCC |
| Devon and Cornwall | The area of Devon and Cornwall MCC |
| Dorset | The area of Dorset MCC |
| Durham | The area of Durham MCC |
| East Sussex | The part of the area of Sussex MCC ( 5 ) comprising the following local government areas: Brighton and Hove Borough Council East Sussex County Council |
| Essex | The area of Essex MCC |
| Gloucestershire | The area of Gloucestershire MCC |
| Greater Manchester | The area of Greater Manchester MCC( 6 ) |
| Hampshire | The part of the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight MCC ( 7 ) comprising the following local government areas: Hampshire County Council Portsmouth City Council Southampton City Council |
| Hereford and Worcester | The part of the area of West Mercia MCC ( 8 ) comprising the following local government areas: County of Herefordshire District Council Worcestershire County Council |
| Hertfordshire | The area of Hertfordshire MCC |
| Humberside | The area of Humberside MCC |
| Isle of Wight | The part of the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight MCC comprising the local government area of Isle of Wight County Council |
| Kent | The area of Kent MCC |
| Lancashire | The area of Lancashire MCC |
| Leicestershire | The area of Leicestershire MCC |
| Lincolnshire | The area of Lincolnshire MCC |
| Merseyside | The area of Merseyside MCC |
| Norfolk | The area of Norfolk MCC |
| Northamptonshire | The area of Northamptonshire MCC |
| Northumberland | The part of the area of Northumbria MCC( 9 ) comprising the local government area of Northumberland County Council |
| North Yorkshire | The area of North Yorkshire MCC |
| Nottinghamshire | The area of Nottinghamshire MCC |
| Shropshire | The part of the area of West Mercia MCC comprising the following local government areas: Shrophsire County Council Telford and Wrekin Council |
| South Yorkshire | The area of South Yorkshire MCC( 10 ) |
| Staffordshire | The area of Staffordshire MCC |
| Suffolk | The area of Suffolk MCC |
| Surrey | The area of Surrey MCC |
| Thames Valley | The area of Thames Valley MCC |
| Tyne and Wear | The part of the area of Northumbria MCC comprising the following local government areas: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Newcastle upon Tyne City Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Sunderland City Council |
| Warwickshire | The area of Warwickshire MCC |
| West Midlands | The area of West Midlands MCC |
| West Yorkshire | The area of West Yorkshire MCC( 11 ) |
| West Sussex | The part of the area of Sussex MCC comprising the local government area of West Sussex County Council |
| Wiltshire | The area of Wiltshire MCC |
PART II COMMISSION AREAS IN WALES
| Name of commission area | Extent of commission area |
|---|---|
| Dyfed Powys | The area of Dyfed Powys MCC( 12 ) |
| Gwent | The area of Gwent MCC |
| North Wales | The area of North Wales MCC |
| South Wales | The part of the area of South Wales MCC ( 13 ) comprising the following local government areas: Bridgend County Borough Council Cardiff City and County Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council Vale of Glamorgan County Borough Council |
| West Glamorgan | The part of the area of South Wales MCC comprising the following local government areas: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council City and County of Swansea Council |
PART III COMMISSION AREAS IN GREATER LONDON
| Name of commisson area | Extent of commission area |
|---|---|
| City of London | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government area of the City of London |
| Inner London | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the inner London boroughs |
| Middlesex | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Barnet Brent Ealing Enfield Haringey Harrow Hillingdon Hounslow |
| North East Greater London | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Barking Havering Newham Redbridge Waltham Forest |
| South East Greater London | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Bexley Bromley Croydon |
| South West Greater London | The part of the area of the GLMCA comprising the local government areas of the following outer London boroughs: Kingston upon Thames Merton Richmond upon Thames Sutton |
1997 c. 25 . A new version of section 1 was substituted by section 74 of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) .
Section 30A(1) was inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) .
The Avon and Somerset magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1998/3133 .
The Sussex magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/2542 .
The Greater Manchester magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/2426 .
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/523 .
The West Mercia magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/1705 .
The Northumbria magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1998/2707 as amended by 1998/3108 .
The South Yorkshire magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/2209 .
The West Yorkshire magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1998/2769 as amended by S.I. 1999/152 .
The Dyfed Powys magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1998/2664 .
The South Wales magistrates' courts committee was constituted by S.I. 1999/1609 .