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Courts Act 2003

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Section 4

SCHEDULE 1Constitution and procedure of courts boards

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Constitution

1The members of each courts board are to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor.

2Each board must have—

(a)at least one member who is a judge,

(b)at least two members who are lay justices, each of whom is assigned to a local justice area the whole or a part of which is included in the board’s area,

(c)at least two other members who are persons appearing to the Lord Chancellor to have appropriate knowledge or experience of the work of the courts in the area for which the board acts, and

(d)at least two more members who are persons appearing to the Lord Chancellor to be representative of people living in that area,

and may have such other members of a description mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate.

3Regulations may make provision in relation to the appointment of members of courts boards, including in particular provision about the procedures to be followed in connection with appointments.

Chairman

4Regulations may make provision as to the selection of one of the members of each courts board to be its chairman.

Tenure of office

5(1)Regulations may make provision as to—

(a)the term of office of chairmen and members of courts boards;

(b)their resignation, suspension or removal.

(2)Subject to the regulations, a person is to hold and vacate office as a member of a courts board in accordance with the terms of the instrument appointing him.

Payments in respect of expenses, etc.

6The Lord Chancellor may make such payments to or in respect of members of courts boards by way of reimbursement of expenses, allowances and remuneration as he may determine.

Procedure

7Regulations may make provision about—

(a)the procedure of courts boards (including quorum);

(b)the validation of proceedings in the event of a vacancy among the members of a courts board or a defect in the appointment of a member.

Interpretation

8In this Schedule “regulations” means regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.

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