The Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 No. 1271

The Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 No. 1271

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 1271

Magistrates' Courts, England And Wales

The Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

Made

12th May 2011

Laid before Parliament

16th May 2011

Coming into force

1st July 2011

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the Courts Act 2003(1) makes the following Regulations.

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into force on 1st July 2011.

Amendments to the Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) Regulations 2005

2.-(1) Regulation 2 of the Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) Regulations 2005(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, for "local authorities" substitute "Common Council of the City of London".

(3) For "court-houses" in each place substitute "court-house".

(4) For "relevant councils" in each place substitute "Common Council of the City of London".

(5) In paragraph (2) omit sub-paragraph 2(b).

(6) In paragraph (3) for "those" substitute "the".

(7) Omit paragraph (6).

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

J Djanogly

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

12th May 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations amend the Courts Act 2003 (Continuing Provision of Court-houses) Regulations 2005 so as to omit the requirement for the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames to provide the Lord Chancellor with the court-house and other accommodation at the Guildhall, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 1EU.

(1)

2003 c.39. Section 108(6) was amended by paragraphs 308 and 348 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).