Justices of the Peace Act 1949

Power to make supplementary provisions

17(1)His Majesty may by Order in Council make such provision as appears to Him necessary or expedient to avoid interruption or inconvenience in the administration of justice or the discharge of other functions of justices (including recorders) in consequence of the establishment or abolition by this Act of any commission of the peace or court of quarter sessions, or of any change made by this Act in the area in which any court of quarter sessions or justices have jurisdiction.

(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing sub-paragraph, any Order in Council made thereunder may include provision—

(a)as to the exercise of any jurisdiction conferred on any justices in or out of quarter sessions (including a recorder) by any Act or other instrument;

(b)as to the effect of process issued, orders made, appeals brought, cases stated, licences granted and other things done before the establishment, abolition or change;

(c)as to the preservation and custody of writs, process, records and documents;

(d)where a borough ceases to have a recorder, as to the person who is to take his place as judge of any court for the trial of civil actions.

(3)Where it appears to His Majesty that any court with respect to which He has power to make provision as mentioned in paragraph (d) of the last foregoing sub-paragraph is disused, the Order in Council may provide for the abolition of the court instead of for the appointment of a judge thereto.

(4)An Order in Council under this paragraph may provide for enabling any recorder or justices to continue for such period as may be specified in the Order to act, either generally or in the exercise of a particular jurisdiction or to such other extent as may be so specified, as if this Act had not been passed, and may make incidental and supplementary provision for that purpose, including provision for continuing the appointment, powers and duties of any officer and for adapting enactments relating to the payment of expenses (including the remuneration of a recorder or of any officer) or to the filling of casual vacancies on any committee or body consisting of or including justices.