
1 
This Order may be cited as the Commission Areas (West Mercia) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 21st June 2002.
2 
In this Order—
 “area” means a commission area including any part of the West Mercia magistrates' courts committee area;
 “abolished area” means an area abolished by article 3(a) below;
 “new area” means the area constituted by article 3(b) below;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.
3 
In Part 1 of the Schedule to the Justices of the Peace (Commission Areas) Order 1999:
(a) the entries for Hereford and Worcester and Shropshire shall be omitted;
(b) after the entry for Warwickshire there shall be inserted the following new entry:

Name of commission area Extent of commission area
West Mercia The area of West Mercia MCC
4 
Every person who immediately before 21st June 2002 holds office as a justice of the peace for an abolished area shall on and after that date hold office as a justice of the peace for the new area, and the commissions for the peace for the abolished areas shall accordingly have effect as commissions of the peace for the new area until such time as a commission of the peace for that area is granted.
Signed by the authority of the Lord Chancellor
Michael Wills
Parliamentary Secretary
Lord Chancellor’s Department
27th May 2002