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Article 1Citation, commencement and extent#
(1)This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Abolition of Courts Boards) Order 2012.
(2)Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on the later of 1st April 2012 or the day after the day on which it is made.
(3)Article 3 comes into force on the day after that on which the other provisions of this Order come into force.
(4)This Order extends to England and Wales.
Article 2Abolition of courts boards#
(1)Courts boards, established under section 4 of the Courts Act 2003, are abolished.
(2)The Schedule (which makes consequential provision) has effect.
Article 3Repeal of entry in the Public Bodies Act 2011#
In Schedule 1 to the Public Bodies Act 2011 (power to abolish: bodies and offices), the entry “Courts boards.” is repealed.
Schedule · Amendments consequential on the abolition of courts boards
(1)The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(2)In Part 6 of Schedule 1 (other public bodies and offices – general), the entry “A courts board established under section 4 of the Courts Act 2003.” is repealed.
(3)The Courts Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(4)Section 4 (establishment of courts boards) is repealed.
(5)Section 5 (functions of courts boards) is repealed.
(6)In section 8 (local justice areas), subsection (6)(b) is repealed.
(7)Schedule 1 (constitution and procedure of courts boards) is repealed.
(8)The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is amended as follows.
(9)In Part 1 of Schedule 4 (other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts), paragraphs 310, 311 and 350 are repealed.
(10)The Courts Boards Areas Order 2004 is revoked.
(11)The Courts Boards (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations 2004 are revoked.
(12)The Freedom of Information (Additional Public Authorities) Order 2005 is amended as follows.
(13)In Schedule 1 (entries inserted in Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Act with effect from 7 February 2006), the entry “A courts board established under section 4 of the Courts Act 2003.” is revoked.
(14)The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) (No.2) Order 2006 is amended as follows.
(15)In Schedule 2 (transfer and modification of functions of the Lord Chancellor – secondary legislation), paragraphs 4 to 7 are revoked.
(16)The Courts Boards Areas (Amendment) Order 2007 is revoked.
(17)The Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007 are amended as follows.
(18)In rule 2 (interpretation) omit the entry for “courts board area”.
(19)In rule 42(1) (formation of a Magistrates’ Area Training Committee), for “courts board area in existence on 1st January 2006” substitute “area listed in Schedule 3 to these Rules”
(20)After Schedule 2, insert—“”
(21)The Courts Boards Areas (Amendment) Order 2009 is revoked.
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