SCHEDULE
Article 2(2)
Amendments consequential on the abolition of courts boards
Freedom of Information Act 2000
1. The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows.
2. In Part 6 of Schedule 1 (other public bodies and offices – general), the entry “A courts board established under section 4 of the Courts Act 2003.” is repealed.
Courts Act 2003
3. The Courts Act 2003 is amended as follows.
4. Section 4 (establishment of courts boards) is repealed.
5. Section 5 (functions of courts boards) is repealed.
6. In section 8 (local justice areas), subsection (6)(b) is repealed.
7. Schedule 1 (constitution and procedure of courts boards) is repealed.
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
8. The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is amended as follows.
9. In Part 1 of Schedule 4 (other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts), paragraphs 310, 311 and 350 are repealed.
10. Courts Boards Areas Order 20046
The Courts Boards Areas Order 2004 is revoked.
11. Courts Boards (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations 20047
The Courts Boards (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations 2004 are revoked.
Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2005
12. The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
13. In Schedule 1 (entries inserted in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act with effect from 7 February 2006), the entry “A courts board established under section 4 of the Courts Act 2003.” is revoked.
Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006
14. The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006 is amended as follows.
15. In Schedule 2 (transfer and modification of functions of the Lord Chancellor – secondary legislation), paragraphs 4 to 7 are revoked.
16. Courts Boards Areas (Amendment) Order 200710
The Courts Boards Areas (Amendment) Order 2007 is revoked.
Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007
17. The Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007 are amended as follows.
18. In rule 2 (interpretation) omit the entry for “courts board area”.
19. In rule 42(1) (formation of a Magistrates’ Area Training Committee), for “courts board area in existence on 1st January 2006” substitute “area listed in Schedule 3 to these Rules”
20. After Schedule 2, insert—
“SCHEDULE 3
Rule 42
MAGISTRATES’ AREA TRAINING COMMITTEES
MATC Area |
Geographical coverage |
Avon and Somerset |
The county of Somerset and the non-metropolitan districts of Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
Bedfordshire |
The county of Bedfordshire and the non-metropolitan district of Luton |
Cambridgeshire |
The county of Cambridgeshire and the non-metropolitan district of Peterborough |
Cheshire |
The county of Cheshire and the non-metropolitan districts of Halton and Warrington |
Cleveland |
The non-metropolitan districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees |
Cumbria |
The county of Cumbria |
Derbyshire |
The county of Derbyshire and the non-metropolitan district of Derby |
Devon and Cornwall |
The counties of Devon and Cornwall, the non-metropolitan districts of Plymouth and Torbay and the Isles of Scilly |
Dorset |
The county of Dorset and the non-metropolitan districts of Bournemouth and Poole |
Durham |
The county of Durham and the non-metropolitan district of Darlington |
Dyfed Powys |
The counties of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys |
Essex |
The county of Essex and the non-metropolitan districts of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock |
Gloucestershire |
The county of... |