Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 1012
MAGISTRATES' COURTS
The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005
Made
30th March 2005
Laid before Parliament
31st March 2005
Coming into force
1st April 2005
The Lord Chancellor in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 109(4) and (5) of the Courts Act 2003( 1 ) makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
Consequential provision
2. In rule 3(1)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts (Civilian Enforcement Officers) Rules 1990( 2 ) for “magistrates' court committees” substitute “the Lord Chancellor”.
Transitional provision
3. Any person or body who on 31st March 2005 is approved as an approved enforcement agency by a magistrates' court committee under section 31A of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997( 3 ) shall from 1st April 2005 be treated as having been approved as an approved enforcement agency by the Lord Chancellor under section 125B of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980( 4 ).
Falconer of Thoroton, C
Secretary of State
Department for Constitutional Affairs
30th March 2005
S.I. 1990/2260 , as amended by S.I. 2001/164 .
1997 c. 25 . Section 31A was inserted by section 93(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22) .
1980 c. 43 . Section 125B was amended by paragraph 239 of Schedule 8 to the Courts Act 2003.