The Local Justice Areas Order 2012

Citation and Commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Justice Areas Order 2012.

(2) This Order comes into force on 12th June 2012 for the purposes of Part 1 of the Schedule to this Order.

(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on 1st January 2013.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“existing area” means a local justice area as it exists immediately before 1st January 2013;

“new area” means a local justice area constituted by this Order.

(2) Any reference to a justice for an area is to be construed as a reference to a justice of the peace who ordinarily acts, or as the case may be, will on or after 1st January 2013, ordinarily act, in and for that area.

New Areas

3.—(1) The existing areas of Halton and Warrington are combined to become a new area named North Cheshire.

(2) The existing areas of North Durham and South Durham are combined to become a new area named County Durham and Darlington.

Amendment to the Local Justice Areas Order 2005

4.  The Schedule to the Local Justice Areas Order 2005(1) is amended as follows—

(a)omit “Halton” and “Warrington”;

(b)after “North Cambridgeshire” insert “North Cheshire”;

(c)omit “North Durham” and “South Durham”;

(d)after “Cornwall” insert “County Durham and Darlington”.

The Schedule

5.  The provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order have effect.