Example sentences of "[prep] [art] magistrates ' courts [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magistrates ' court R v Holyhead Justices , Ex parte Rowlands ; QBD ( Mann LJ , Waterhouse J ) ; 31 Aug 1989 An objection to witness statements tendered by the prosecution being admitted in evidence should be made according to the procedure in s 102 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 2 | Section 9(2) of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980 is in identical terms to section 13(2) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1952 . |
| 3 | On 8 May the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 4 | On 8 May 1989 the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 and on 21 September 1989 committal proceedings started . |
| 5 | On the prosecution 's application for judicial review , on the questions whether , in proceedings under section 7(5) , a hearing before two or more justices was required by virtue of section 121 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , whether formal evidence was required to be adduced , and whether there was power to adjourn the proceedings : — |
| 6 | The constitution of magistrates ' courts is governed by section 121 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 7 | The second reason why two justices were not required was that the proceeding under section 7(5) of the Bail Act 1976 was neither the trial of an information summarily nor the hearing of a complaint within the meaning of section 121(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 8 | The applicable law , if a person is accused of committing a crime in this country , is to be found in section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , which provides that : |
| 9 | ( 10 ) To take action under s63(3) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 to enforce a residence order ( s14 ) . |
| 10 | A clerk may : ( i ) transfer proceedings to another court ; ( ii ) appoint a guardian ad litem or a solicitor for a child ; ( iii ) give , vary or revoke directions for the conduct of proceedings under FPCR , r14 ; ( iv ) make repeat interim care , supervision or s8 orders which are unopposed and on the same terms as previous orders ; ( v ) issue a witness summons under s97 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 ; ( vi ) request a welfare report . |
| 11 | In the family proceedings court s69(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 stipulates that only the following may be present : ( i ) officers of the court ; ( ii ) the parties , their solicitors and counsel , witnesses and others directly concerned in the case ; ( iii ) representatives of the press ; ( iv ) any person given permission by the court , eg trainee social workers , researchers etc . |
| 12 | On that date , he appeared with the duty solicitor and an application was made under the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s. 142 to re-open the case so that it could be heard by different justices . |
| 13 | The sections in the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 which give justices ' courts power to adjourn are : section 5(1) , adjournment of an inquiry into an offence as examining justice ; section 10(1) , adjournment of the trial of an information ; section 18(4) , the power to adjourn proceedings under sections 19 to 23 of the Act , that is to say the procedure which has to be followed where the information charges the defendant with an offence triable either on indictment or summarily ; and section 30 , a duty to adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made where the court is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged but is of the opinion that inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition . |