Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
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10 Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
(1) Subject as follows, the functions of justices of the peace (including their functions as members of a court) are transferred to lay magistrates. (2) A lay magistrate sitting out of petty sessions may not exercise any function conferred or imposed on a magistrates’ court in relation to the conduct of proceedings for an offence, apart from a function to which subsection (3) applies. (3) This subsection applies to — (a) any function of issuing a warrant or summons, (b) any function of remanding an accused who has not previously been remanded for the offence, (c) any function of ordering a person to enter into a recognisance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, (d) the function under section 21(3) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 29 (N.I.)) (committal where offence committed during suspended sentence etc.), (e) the function under Article 5(4) of the Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/226 (N.I. 4)) (committal where offence committed after early discharge), (f) the functions under section 51(8) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) (committal etc. of person in custody in pursuance of Crown Court warrant), (g) any function relating to perjury, misbehaviour or failure to testify in proceedings before a lay magistrate exercising any function to which this subsection applies, (h) any function relating to adjournment of, or any other ancillary matter concerning, such proceedings, (i) the function of granting a criminal aid certificate in respect of a person where the lay magistrate is dealing, or has previously dealt, with him by virtue of paragraph (b), (c) or (g), and (j) the function of granting a criminal aid certificate in relation to an appeal against anything done by a lay magistrate by virtue of paragraph (c) or (g). (4) The Lord Chancellor may , after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, by order amend subsection (3). (5) Subsection (1) is subject to paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 4 which specify functions which are to remain functions of justices of the peace (instead of, or as well as, becoming functions of lay magistrates) or to become functions only of resident magistrates. (6) Schedule 4 also contains amendments consequential on this section. (7) In this section references to a function are to a function conferred or imposed by an enactment or instrument passed or made before the time when this section comes into force (including a function conferred or imposed by a provision not in force at that time).
10 Transfer of functions of justices of the peace
(1) Subject as follows, the functions of justices of the peace (including their functions as members of a court) are transferred to lay magistrates. (2) A lay magistrate sitting out of petty sessions may not exercise any function conferred or imposed on a magistrates’ court in relation to the conduct of proceedings for an offence, apart from a function to which subsection (3) applies. (3) This subsection applies to — (a) any function of issuing a warrant or summons, (b) any function of remanding an accused who has not previously been remanded for the offence, (c) any function of ordering a person to enter into a recognisance to keep the peace or to be of good behaviour, (d) the function under section 21(3) of the Treatment of Offenders Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c. 29 (N.I.)) (committal where offence committed during suspended sentence etc.), (e) the function under Article 5(4) of the Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/226 (N.I. 4)) (committal where offence committed after early discharge), (f) the functions under section 51(8) of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) (committal etc. of person in custody in pursuance of Crown Court warrant), (g) any function relating to perjury, misbehaviour or failure to testify in proceedings before a lay magistrate exercising any function to which this subsection applies, (h) any function relating to adjournment of, or any other ancillary matter concerning, such proceedings, (i) the function of granting a criminal aid certificate in respect of a person where the lay magistrate is dealing, or has previously dealt, with him by virtue of paragraph (b), (c) or (g), and (j) the function of granting a criminal aid certificate in relation to an appeal against anything done by a lay magistrate by virtue of paragraph (c) or (g). (4) The Lord Chancellor may , after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice, by order amend subsection (3). (5) Subsection (1) is subject to paragraphs 1 to 3 of Schedule 4 which specify functions which are to remain functions of justices of the peace (instead of, or as well as, becoming functions of lay magistrates) or to become functions only of resident magistrates. (6) Schedule 4 also contains amendments consequential on this section. (7) In this section references to a function are to a function conferred or imposed by an enactment or instrument passed or made before the time when this section comes into force (including a function conferred or imposed by a provision not in force at that time).
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