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Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 412

The Petty Sessional Divisions (Powys) Order 1991

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 412

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Petty Sessional Divisions (Powys) Order 1991

Made4th March 1991
Coming into force in accordance with article 1

    Whereas the magistrates' courts committee for the county of Powys has, in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 23 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979[1], submitted to the Secretary of State a draft order making provision about the division of part of the said county into petty sessional divisions:
    And whereas by subsections (3)(a) and (5) of the said section it is provided that the Secretary of State may by statutory instrument make the Order either in the terms of the said draft or with such modifications as he thinks fit and that the said Order may contain transitional and other consequential provisions:
    And whereas the provisions of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 24 of the Act of 1979 have been complied with:
    Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred upon me by subsections (3) and (5) of the said section 23, 1 hereby make the following Order:
        1.    This Order may be cited as the Petty Sessional Divisions (Powys) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 2nd April 1991 except that, for the purposes of paragraph 2 of the Schedule hereto, this Order shall come into force forthwith.
        2.    In this Order, except where the context otherwise requires, the expression "division" means petty sessional division and any reference to a justice for a division shall be construed as a reference to a justice of the peace who ordinarily acts or, as the case may be, will on or after 2nd April 1991 ordinarily act, in and for that division.
        3.—(1)  The division of Brecon, except for the area of the community of Ystradfellte which is transferred to the division of Ystradgynlais by paragraph (4) of this article, and the divisions of Crickhowell and Talgarth shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Brecon division.

        (2)  The divisions of Builth, Llandrindod Wells, East Radnor and Rhayader shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Llandrindod Wells division.

        (3)  The divisions of Llanidloes and Newtown shall be combined to form a new division which shall be known as the Newtown division.

        (4)  The area of the community of Ystradfellte, which formed part of the division of Brecon, as constituted by the Petty Sessional Divisions (Powys) Order 1977[2], shall be transferred to, and form part of, the division of Ystradgynlais.
        4.    The transitional and other consequential provisions set out in the Schedule to this Order shall have effect in connection with the provisions of article 3 of this Order.



Kenneth Baker

One of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office

12th March 1991




Notes:

[1] 1979 c. 55; sections 23 and 24 were amended by section 12 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51).

[2] S.I. 1977/1604

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