
1 
 This Order may be cited as the Petty Sessional Divisions (Hereford and Worcester) Order 1987 and shall come into force on the 1st January 1988, except that for the purposes of paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 thereto 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 of the peace 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 1st January 1988 ordinarily act, in or for that division.
3 

(1)  The divisions named in Schedule 1 to this Order shall be abolished.
(2)  The areas comprised in the petty sessional divisions abolished by this Order shall be divided into the divisions named in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order and each such division shall comprise the area specified in respect thereof in column (2) of that Schedule.
4 
 The transitional and other consequential provisions set out in Schedule 3 to this Order shall have effect in connection with the provisions of Article 3 of this Order.
Douglas Hurd
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Home Office
10th November 1987
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3

Bewdley Borough, Bromyard, Dore and Bredwardine, Droitwich, Evesham, Hereford (County), Hundred House, Kington, Ledbury, Leominster and Wigmore, Malvern, Pershore, Ross, Stourport, Tenbury, Upton on Severn, City of Worcester, Worcester (County).

SCHEDULE 2
Article 3


(1) (2)
Division Area comprised therein
North Herefordshire The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Bromyard, except for the area of the parishes of Cradley, Evesbatch and Bishop’s Frome
 Kington
 Leominster and Wigmore
 Tenbury,together with the area of the parish of Weobley
South Herefordshire The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Dore and Bredwardine
 Hereford (County), except for the area of the parish of
 Weobley
 Ross
 Ledbury,together with the area of the parishes of Cradley, Evesbatch and Bishop’s Frome
Malvern Hills The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Malvern
 Upton on Severn, except for the area of the parish of Strensham
Bewdley and Stourport The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Bewdley Borough
 Stourport,together with the area of the parish of Rock
Mid-Worcestershire The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Droitwich
 Hundred House, except for the area of the parish of Rock
 Worcester (County), except for the area of the parish of Warndon
Vale of Evesham The area formerly comprised in the divisions of:
 Evesham
 Pershore,together with the area of the parish of Strensham
City of Worcester The area formerly comprised in the division of City of Worcester, together with the area of the parish of Warndon.
SCHEDULE 3
Article 4
1 
 In this Schedule—
  “abolished division” means a division abolished by Article 3(1) of this Order;
  “new division” means a division specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 to this Order;
  “respective new division” in relation to an abolished division means the new division specified opposite that abolished division in column (2) of the Appendix to this Schedule;
  “community service order” means an order made under section 14 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973();
  “probation order” means a probation order made, or having effect as if made, under section 2 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973;
  “supervision order” means any of the following orders, that is to say—
(a) a supervision order within the meaning of section 11 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969(();
(b) an order under section 2(1)(f) of the Matrimonial Proceedings (Magistrates' Courts) Act 1960(() or an order under section 9 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978(();
(c) an order under section 2(2)(a) of the Guardianship Act 1973(();
(d) a supervision order within the meaning of section 26 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973;
(e) an order under section 17(1)(a) or section 36 (3)(b) of the Children Act 1975(().
2 

(1)  The justices for a new division shall appoint in the prescribed manner, so far as may be applicable, and for the prescribed term, to take office on 1st January 1988—
(a) a chairman and one or more deputy chairmen;
(b) one or more probation liaison committees;
(c) a justice or justices to serve as a member or members of the Magistrates' Courts Committee for the County of Hereford and Worcester;
(d) a divisional licensing committee;
(e) a betting licensing committee;
(f) a domestic court panel.
(2)  The justices for the new division of City of Worcester shall also appoint in the prescribed manner, so far as may be applicable, and for the prescribed term to take office on 1st January 1988 a juvenile court panel.
(3)  In the foregoing sub-paragraphs, the expression “the prescribed manner” and “the prescribed term” mean respectively—
(a) in relation to the appointment of a chairman or deputy chairman, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 18 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1988;
(b) in relation to the appointment of a probation liaison committee, the manner prescribed by rules made under Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1988;
(c) in relation to the appointment of a member of the magistrates' courts committee, the manner prescribed by regulations made, or having effect as if made, under section 21 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and a term ending at the expiration of the month ofNovember 1988;
(d) in relation to the appointment of a divisional licensing committee, the manner prescribed in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 1964(() and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1988;
(e) in relation to the appointment of a betting licensing committee, the manner prescribed by the Betting (Licensing) Regulations 1960(() and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1988;
(f) in relation to the appointment of a domestic court panel, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980((), as extended by section 67 of that Act, and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1989;
(g) in relation to the appointment of a juvenile court panel, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, as extended by section 146 of that Act, and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1988.
(4) 
 In relation to the appointment of a justices' clerk for a new division, any consultation with the justices for that division required by section 25(3) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 may take place before 1st January 1988.
3 
 The permitted hours under Part III of the Licensing Act 1964 in force immediately before1st January 1988 in an abolished division shall continue in force there until the coming into operation of an order under the said Part III, fixing permitted hours, made in the year 1988 at the general annual licensing meeting for the respective new division.
4 
 Anything required by virtue of the foregoing provisions of this Schedule to be done on or after 1st January 1988 by, or in relation to the clerk to the justices for an abolished division shall be done by, or in relation to, the clerk to the justices for the respective new division.
5 
 Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, any process issued, order made, sentence passed, appeal brought, case stated, licence granted, recognisance entered into, proceedings begun, appointment made or other thing done before 1st January 1988 from, to or before any justices of the peace for an abolished division or their clerk shall, on and after that date, be deemed to have been issued, made, passed, brought, stated, granted, entered into, begun or done by, from, to or before those justices as justices for the respective new division or their clerk, as the case may be.
6 
 Any order made by a magistrates' court directing the payment of money to the clerk or any other officer of a magistrates' court acting for an abolished division shall have effect as if it had directed payment to be made to the clerk to the justices for the respective new division.
7 

(1)  Any process, records or other documents in the custody, by virtue of his office as such, of the clerk to the justices for an abolished division shall be retained by that clerk in his capacity as clerk to the justices for the respective new division or, if he does not hold that clerkship, be transferred to the custody of the clerk to the justices for that new division.
(2)  Copies of, and extracts from, any such record or other document as aforesaid made or certified by the clerk to the justices for the respective new division shall be of the same effect as if they had been made or certified by the clerk to the justices for the abolished division.
8. Where an abolished division is named in a community service order, probation order or supervision order, the powers and functions of the justices for that division in relation to the order shall vest in and be discharged by the justices for the respective new division and the order, unless amended in regard to the division named, shall have effect in all respects as if the respective new division were named therein.
APPENDIX TO SCHEDULE 3
Paragraph 1

(1) (2)
Abolished Division Respective new Division
Bewdley Borough Bewdley and Stourport
Bromyard (except the area of the parishes of Cradley, Evesbatch and Bishop’s Frome) North Herefordshire
Bromyard (in relation to the area of the parishes of Cradley, Evesbatch and Bishop'sFrome) South Herefordshire
Dore and Bredwardine South Herefordshire
Droitwich mid-Worcestershire
Evesham Vale of Evesham
Hereford (County) (except the area of the parish of Weobley) South Herefordshire
Hereford (County) (in relation to the area of the parish of Weobley) North Herefordshire
Hundred House (except the area of the parish of Rock) Mid-Worcestershire
Hundred House (in relation to the area of the parish of Rock) Bewdley and Stourport
Kington North Herefordshire
Ledbury South Herefordshire
Leominster and Wigmore North Herefordshire
Malvern Malvern Hills
Pershore Vale of Evesham
Ross South Herefordshire
Stourport Bewdley and Stourport
Tenbury North Herefordshire
Upton on Severn (except the area of the parish of Strensham) Malvern Hills
Upton on Severn (in relation to the area of the parish of Strensham) Vale of Evesham
City of Worcester City of Worcester
Worcester (County) (except the area of the parish of Warndon) Mid-Worcestershire
Worcester (County) (in relation to the area of the parish of Warndon) City of Worcester