Example sentences of "[conj] the magistrates ' [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A defendant 's costs order may also be made in the following circumstances : ( 1 ) by a magistrates ' court where an information has been laid before magistrates but not proceeded with ; or where the magistrates ' court inquiring into an indictable offence as examining justices determines not to commit the accused for trial ; ( 2 ) by the Crown Court where the defendant is not tried for an offence for which he or she had been indicted or committed for trial ; or the defendant who has been convicted of an offence before a magistrates ' court appeals against conviction or sentence and , in consequence of that appeal , the conviction is set aside or a less severe punishment is awarded ; ( 3 ) by the Divisional Court where it deals with any criminal appeal ; ( 4 ) by the Court of Appeal where it allows an appeal against conviction or sentence or on such an appeal finds the defendant guilty of a different offence or imposes a different sentence ; ( 5 ) by the House of Lords where it determines a criminal appeal , or application for leave to appeal . |
| 2 | Section 2(1) of the Public Health ( Recurring Nuisances ) Act 1969 imposes a similar but lesser power : where a prohibition notice has not been complied with and the odour nuisance recurs , a local authority may institute summary proceedings , whereupon the Magistrates ' Court hearing the complaint shall have like power to make a nuisance order in the same way as if the local authority had acted under s.93 of the Public Health Act 1936 . |
| 3 | If the Magistrates ' Court is satisfied that the odour complained of does indeed amount to a statutory nuisance , a nuisance order must be granted for one or both the following purposes : |
| 4 | The decisions of the Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) bind courts trying criminal cases , that is the Crown Court and the Magistrates ' Court . |
| 5 | This change was much resented , and the Magistrates ' Association , ‘ by now a powerful body , and far removed from the fledgling organization founded by Margery Fry almost half a century before , campaigned ceaselessly until the law was subsequently amended … ‘ . |
| 6 | Much of the above work is reasonably well known because the Magistrates ' Court is an open court . |
| 7 | Since the Magistrates ' Court is an inferior court , the party need not be represented by a barrister ; solicitors can provide representation if any is required . |
| 8 | An allegation of dishonesty , however small the amount , is never a minor matter for a defendant and choosing the appropriate venue for a criminal trial is not just a matter of considering whether the magistrates ' court has adequate sentencing powers . |