Example sentences of "[noun pl] in magistrates ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extension of the fixed penalty system that is now projected will reduce the number of small cases in magistrates ' courts . |
| 2 | There is little information on waiting times in magistrates ' courts . |
| 3 | The recent reform of the grounds for divorce has been mirrored as regards proceedings in magistrates ' courts by the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates ' Courts Act 1978 , a statute enacted as the result of recommendations made by the Law Commission . |
| 4 | From April 18 , 1980 , the green form scheme became available for domestic proceedings in magistrates ' courts , transferring the cost of representation from civil legal aid to legal advice . |
| 5 | Parliament has given journalists the right to be present , even though the rest of the public is excluded , in the case of juvenile courts and domestic proceedings in magistrates ' courts . |
| 6 | The position is the same if the offender is committed for some offences under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 and for some under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.56 ; the restrictions in Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.133 have no application to the offences subject to committal under section 38 , as the Crown Court can sentence for those offences as if the offender has just been convicted of them on indictment , but do apply to the offences committed under section 56 . |