Example sentences of "[prep] [art] magistrates ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Wootton and Widgery proposals came to hand at the right time ; there were pressures from bodies such as the Magistrates ' Association and the Justices ' Clerks ; while the prospect of legislation prompted a clearing out of the pigeon holes of Whitehall . |
| 2 | You say they 've got some sort of guidance , perhaps through the Magistrates ' Association , or maybe through some local starting point tariff if I could put it that way . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Lord Justice Watkins said the Divisional Court could review an order of the magistrates ' court made for the purpose of preventing an abuse of its process and had done so on a number of occasions . |
| 5 | The regional public relations officer for the Hampshire incorporated Law Society Richard Newson , has fears about the future of the magistrates ' courts . |
| 6 | There are also sittings of the Magistrates ' Courts dealing with juveniles . |
| 7 | It would have included responsibility for the finance , organization and administration of the Magistrates ' courts , and for criminal legal aid . |
| 8 | They are : the administration of the Crown Court and Court of Appeal ( Criminal Division ) ; the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts ; legal aid , legal services , and costs from central funds ( policy and provision ) ; and the appointment , or advice on the appointment , of almost all judges , judicial officers and magistrates in England and Wales , and in Northern Ireland . |
| 9 | The efficiency of the Magistrates ' courts , the tensions between the Probation Service and the Crown Court over social inquiry reports , and the need to widen opportunities for members of ethnic minorities , were examples of the kind of item which exercised officials in recent times . |
| 10 | In April 1992 , the month in which responsibility for the financing , organization and management of the Magistrates ' courts passed to the Lord Chancellor 's Department , machinery of government changes made in the aftermath of the General Election transferred five existing Home Office functions to other departments . |
| 11 | As recommended by Beeching , the Lord Chancellor assumed overall responsibility for the construction and administration of all courts above the level of the Magistrates ' courts . |
| 12 | Under section 1 of the Magistrates ' Court Act 1980 , a warrant for arrest may be issued by a magistrate on sworn information by the police . |
| 13 | applications to the domestic panel of the magistrates ' court for various kinds of matrimonial relief ; |
| 14 | The Criminal Division also binds the Divisional Court which hears appeals from decisions of the Magistrates ' Court . |
| 15 | The primary function of the Magistrates ' Court is to try criminal cases . |
| 16 | However , a very important civil part ( especially for the caterer ) of the Magistrates ' Court 's jurisdiction is the granting of licences . |
| 17 | However , it has been calculated ( Justices ' Clerks ' Society , 1992 ) that 57 per cent of such cases received sentences that were within the sentencing powers of the magistrates ' courts , and this suggests that a majority of these offences could have been tried summarily . |
| 18 | This provoked fierce opposition on the part of the Magistrates ' Association , however , which viewed it as an unwarranted attack on the independence of magistrates , and just five years later the measure was repealed as a result . |
| 19 | Section 9(2) of the Magistrates Courts Act 1980 is in identical terms to section 13(2) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1952 . |
| 20 | On 8 May the case was adjourned for a committal for trial under section 6(1) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 : — |
| 23 | The constitution of magistrates ' courts is governed by section 121 of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 : |
| 26 | Certain of the magistrates were nominated to a special inner group , some of whom had to be present if a session of the magistrates ' court was to be lawful . |
| 27 | ( 10 ) To take action under s63(3) of the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 to enforce a residence order ( s14 ) . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | It can direct that the application be re-heard by a magistrates ' court or it can make an order itself which will then be treated as an order of the magistrates ' court for the purposes of enforcement and variation ( s94(9) ) . |