The Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/970
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Magistrates' Courts (Remands in Custody) Order 1989 and shall come into force on the twenty first day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Application of section 128A Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 to certain areas

Section 128A of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (remands in custody for more than eight days) shall have effect in the following areas, which are petty sessions areas within the meaning of section 4 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 ,–

the petty sessional division of East Central,

the outer London borough of Croydon,

the metropolitan district of Manchester, and

the petty sessional division of Nottingham,

in relation to any accused person who has attained the age of 17.