Citation, commencement and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) (Revocation and Amendment) Regulations 2023.

(2) These Regulations come into force on the day after the day they are made.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Amendment to the Bail Act 1976

2. —(1) In section 6(7) of the Bail Act 1976( 2 ), for “the general limit in a magistrates’ court” substitute “12 months” .

(2) In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023( 3 ) the entry relating to section 6(7) of the Bail Act 1976 is revoked.

Amendments to the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023

3. —(1) In regulation 13(2) insert the words “In section 3,” before the words “after subsection (7) insert” .

(2) In regulation 20(2), (3) and (4), the subsection inserted by paragraph (a) is renumbered “(3A)”.

Amendments to the Schedule to regulation 2 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Magistrates’ Court Sentencing Powers) Regulations 2023

4. —(1) Part 1 of the Schedule is amended as follows.

(2) The entry relating to the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 is revoked.

(3) In the entry for the Environment Act 1995, for “110(4)(a)(i), (5E)(a)” substitute “110(5E)(a)” .

(4) In the entry for the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, “Sections 362E(2)(b) and (3) and 396E(2)(a)” substitute “Section 362E(2)(b) and (3)”.

(5) In the second entry for the National Health Service Act 2006, for “Paragraphs 8(3) and (4)” substitute “Paragraph 8(3)(a)” .

(6) The third entry relating to the National Health Service Act 2006 is omitted.

(7) In the entry for the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, 75, for “paragraphs 23 and 31” substitute “paragraph 23” .