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149The appropriate judge

(1)    The appropriate judge is—

(a)    in England and Wales, a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), a justice of the peace or a judge entitled to exercise the jurisdiction of the Crown Court;

(b)    in Scotland, a sheriff;

(c)    in Northern Ireland, a justice of the peace, a resident magistrate or a Crown Court judge.

(2)    This section applies for the purposes of sections 142 to 147.

NOTES
Initial Commencement
To be appointed

To be appointed: see s 221.
Criminal Procedure99 International Law99 Extradition99 Criminal Courts94 Crown Court94

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