Magistrates' Courts Act 1980

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title: Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
text: The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a consolidation act. 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
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