Magistrates' Courts Act 1952

Magistrates' Courts Act 1952
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates' courts and the functions of justices' clerks, and to matter connected therewith, with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Citation15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent1 August 1952
Commencement1 June 1953
Repealed6 July 1981
Other legislation
Amends
Amended by
Repealed byMagistrates' Courts Act 1980
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which related to magistrates' courts. The whole act was repealed by section 154 of, and schedule 9 to, the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980.