6(1)Any probation committee and any probation liaison committee (not being itself a probation committee) may under this paragraph co-opt such number of persons, not exceeding one-third of the number of members of the committee, as they think fit.
(2)This paragraph does not apply to any probation liaison committee for an area within the inner London probation area.
(3)No person who is a justice of the peace for [F1any commission area. . .] in which the probation area or any part of it is situated or which is wholly or partly comprised in that area may be co-opted under this paragraph.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) repealed (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/675, art. 2, Sch. Pt. II para. 6
F2Sch. 1 para. 6(4) repealed (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 106, 108, Sch. 15 Pt. V(1) (with s.107, Sch. 14 paras. 7(2), 36(9))
7A probation committee may also co-opt one or more justices with experience of sitting as members of the Crown Court and one or more stipendiary magistrates appointed in a commission area which is the same as or is situated within the probation area.
8(1)The Secretary of State may by order provide that the probation committee for any probation area shall co-opt members of the responsible authority, or any of the responsible authorities, for that area.
(2)The order may contain such consequential, supplementary or transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in consequence of the order, including provision for such repeals in or modifications of this Act as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in consequence of it.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (2), the order—
(a)may specify, either as a number or as a proportion of the members of the committee, how many persons may be co-opted to a committee and, where there are two or more responsible authorities for a probation area, how many persons may be co-opted from each of them;
(b)may provide for the procedure for co-opting persons to be followed by a committee;
(c)may require specified consultations to be carried out before persons are co-opted; and
(d)may disqualify persons of specified descriptions from being co-opted.
(4)An order under this paragraph may make different provision for different committees.
9(1)The probation committee for any probation area which is situated in the areas of two or more local authorities all or any of which are councils of metropolitan districts or outer London boroughs shall co-opt—
(a)one member from among the members of each responsible authority for that probation area; or
(b)such greater numbers of members as may be specified for any such authority by an order made by the Secretary of State;
and the member or members to be co-opted shall be chosen by the committee after consultation with those authorities in such manner as the Secretary of State may by order direct.
(2)A probation committee shall not co-opt any person under this paragraph who is an employee of that committee.
(3)The number of members of a committee co-opted under this paragraph together with any members co-opted or appointed under paragraph 6 shall not exceed one-third of the number of members of the committee.