The Magistrates' Courts Committees (Constitution) (Amendment) Regulations 1992

The Magistrates' Courts Committees (Constitution) Regulations 1973

7.  The following shall be inserted after Regulation 8:—

“9.— (1) Where a person is invited by a committee to attend any meeting or meetings of the committee for the purposes of this regulation, and that invitation is not withdrawn, he shall be entitled—

(a) to attend that meeting or those meetings; and

(b) to make, in accordance with paragraph (3) below, representations to the committee on items of business transacted thereat.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (4) to (6) below, an invitation under this regulation may be given in respect of—

(a) the meetings of the committee generally (a “standing invitation”); or

(b) any meeting or meetings of the committee specified or described in the invitation.

(3) The items of business on which a person who attends a meeting pursuant to an invitation under this regulation may make representations to the committee are:—

(a) where the invitation specifies or describes any item or items in that behalf, that item or those items; or

(b) where the invitation does not specify or describe any item or items in that behalf, all items.

(4) A standing invitation shall only be given to a person who has been approved by the Lord Chancellor for that purpose.

(5) No more than two standing invitations shall be in force at any time.

(6) For the purposes of paragraph (5), a standing invitation is in force if it has been made and not withdrawn.

(7) Nothing in this regulation shall be taken to affect the right of members, clerks and officers of the committee to attend meetings of the committee.”.