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3. In section 38 of the Sheriffs Act 1887(1) the following shall be inserted at the end—
“Any reference to a justice of the peace for a county shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a justice of the peace for a commission area (as defined in section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979) comprising the whole or any part of that county.”.
4.—(1) In sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Probation Service Act 1993(2), for the words “any county” there shall be substituted “any commission area in England, or any county in Wales,”.
(2) For sub-paragraph (4) of that paragraph there shall be substituted the following—
“(4) In sub-paragraph (3) “commission area” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979.”.
5.—(1) In the enactments to which this paragraph applies—
(a)any reference to a justice of the peace for, of or within a county shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a justice of the peace for a commission area (as defined in section 1 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979);
(b)any reference to county justices shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to justices of the peace for a commission area (as so defined); and
(c)any reference to a county, without more, shall be construed in relation to any area in England outside Greater London as a reference to a commission area (as so defined).
(2) The enactments to which this paragraph applies are the following—
(a)section 10 of the Parochial Libraries Act 1708(3);
(b)section 4 of the Distress for Rent Act 1737(4);
(c)section 4 of the Inclosure Act 1773(5);
(d)section 2 of the Burial Ground Act 1816(6);
(e)section 2 of the Distress (Costs) Act 1817(7);
(f)section 1 of the Inclosure and Drainage (Rates) Act 1833(8);
(g)section 1 of the Geological Survey Act 1845(9);
(h)section 159 of the Inclosure Act 1845(10);
(i)section 18 of the London Hackney Carriage Act 1853(11);
(j)the Second Part of the Schedule to the Promissory Oaths Act 1868(12);
(k)paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933(13);
(l)section 19(1) of the Prison Act 1952(14);
(m)sections 2(2), 85(1), 187(1), 188(1) and 193(1) and (2) of the Licensing Act 1964(15);
(n)section 177 of the Representation of the People Act 1983(16).
1887 c. 55; the previous definition of county in section 38 was repealed by Schedule 30 to the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) and a new definition was inserted by S.I. 1995/1748.
7 Anne c.14.
11 Geo. 2 c.19.
13 Geo. 3 c.81.
56 Geo. 3 c.141.
57 Geo. 3 c.93.
3 & 4 Will. 4 c.35.
8 & 9 Vict. c.63.
8 & 9 Vict. c.118.
16 & 17 Vict. c.33.
31 & 32 Vict. c.72.
1952 c. 52, as amended by Schedule 30 to the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70).
1964 c. 26, as amended by S.I. 1985/1383 and paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c. 19).