The Commission Areas (South Wales) Order 2003

• Citation: S.I. 2003/641
• Sections: 4

Section 1

This Order may be cited as the Commission Areas (South Wales) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st April 2003.

Section 2

In this Order—

“area” means a commission area including any part of the South Wales magistrates' courts committee area;

any reference to a justice for an area shall be construed as a reference to a person who holds the commission of the peace for that area.

Section 3

In Part II of the Schedule to the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999 —

(a) omit the entry for West Glamorgan; and

(b) for the entry “South Wales” substitute—

Section 4

Every person who immediately before 1st April 2003 holds office as a justice of the peace for the West Glamorgan area shall on and after that date hold office as a justice of the peace for the South Wales area, and the commissions of the peace for the West Glamorgan area shall accordingly have effect as commissions of the peace for the South Wales area until such time as a commission of the peace for that area is granted.