Magistrates’ Courts (Procedure) Act 1998

In subsection (3) of section 12 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (non-appearance of accused: plea of guilty), for paragraph (b) there is substituted—.

In subsection (7) of that section, for paragraph (a) there is substituted—.

After subsection (7) of that section there is inserted—

After subsection (3) of section 13 of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (admissibility of records as evidence), there is inserted—

In subsection (4) of that section, at the end of paragraph (a) there is inserted “other than a summary offence under any of the enactments mentioned in subsection (3A)(a) above”.

In subsection (1) of section 13 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (non-appearance of accused: issue of warrant) the words “if the information has been substantiated on oath” are hereby repealed.

For subsection (3) of that section there is substituted—

In each of the following provisions (which refer to notification in pursuance of section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980), namely— for “12(2)” there is substituted “ 12(4) ”.

In each of the following provisions (which refer to the conviction of a person in his absence under section 12(2) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980), namely— for “12(2)” there is substituted “ 12(5) ”.

This Act may be cited as the Magistrates’ Courts (Procedure) Act 1998.

This Act, except this section, shall not come into force until such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

An order under subsection (2)—

Except as provided by subsection (6), this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Sections 1 and 3 extend to England and Wales only.

The provisions of section 4 have the same extent as the enactments amended.