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76 Provision of court security officers.E+W

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77 Powers and duties of court security officers.E+W

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78 Protection of court security officers.E+W

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[F479 Duties of responsible authorities.E+W

(1)In section 55(2) (duties of local authorities outside Greater London) of the Justices of the M1Peace Act 1979 (“the 1979 Act”), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

(b)the sums payable under Part II of this Act on account of a person’s salary or expenses as justices’ clerk for the non-metropolitan county or metropolitan district or any part thereof, the remuneration of any staff employed by the magistrates’ courts committee to assist him and the remuneration of any court security officers employed (whether by that committee or the council) under section 76(2)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, together with—

(i)secondary Class I contributions payable in respect of any such person, staff or officers under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975, and

(ii)state scheme premiums so payable under Part III of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

(bb)the sums payable under any contract entered into (whether by the magistrates’ courts committee or the council) under section 76(2)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;.

(2)In section 58(2) of that Act (corresponding arrangements in the inner London area), for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

(b)the sums payable by way of salary or expenses to justices’ clerks and other officers employed by the committee of magistrates and the remuneration of any court security officers employed (whether by that committee or the Receiver) under section 76(2)(a) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991, together with—

(i)secondary Class I contributions payable in respect of any such officers under Part I of the Social Security Act 1975, and

(ii)state scheme premiums so payable under Part III of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975;

(bb)the sums payable under any contract entered into (whether by the committee of magistrates or the Receiver) under section 76(2)(b) of the Criminal Justice Act 1991;.]

Textual Amendments

F4S. 79 repealed (1.4.1995 so far as it applies to s. 55(2) of the 1979 Act and otherwiseprosp.) by 1994 c. 29, s. 93, Sch. 9 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/685, arts. 4(n), 8(v)

Commencement Information

I1S. 79 wholly in force at 1.4.1992 see s. 102(2)(3) and S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(1), Sch. 1.

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