The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[1] (c. 43) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a consolidation act.[3] It codifies the procedures applicable in the magistrates' courts of England and Wales and largely replaces the Magistrates' Courts Act 1952. Part I of the act sets out provisions in relation to the courts' criminal jurisdiction, and Part II in relation to civil proceedings.
Section 1 of the act empowers a justice of the peace to issue a summons or arrest warrant alleging the commission of a crime against an identifiable person. Section 127 of the act establishes a six-month limitation period for summary (but not indictable) offences.
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The full text of Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 at Wikisource- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as amended from the National Archives.
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
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