The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1991

Amendments to the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1990

4.—(1) In the heading to rule 5, there shall be added at the end the words “or one or more deputy chairmen”.

(2) For paragraph (1) of rule 5 there shall be substituted the following paragraph:

“(1) Subject to paragraph (1A) below, at the election meeting in October 1991, and thereafter at the election meeting in every third year, the justices for the petty sessions area shall decide whether, in relation to the three subsequent election meetings to be held, to adopt the procedure in rule 6, or, subject to paragraph (1B) below, rule 6A.”.

(3) After rule 5(1) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs:

“(1A) Paragraph (1) of this rule does not apply, in so far as it makes provision for the procedure in rule 6 to be adopted, where, at the election meeting in October 1990, the justices for a petty sessions area decided to adopt the procedure in rule 6 in relation to the three subsequent election meetings to be held; and where the justices so decided, they may, at the election meeting in October 1991, decide that that procedure shall be adopted also in relation to the election meeting in October 1994.

(1B) No decision shall be made to adopt the procedure in rule 6A unless the justices have decided that no more than five deputy chairmen shall be elected at each of the three subsequent election meetings.”.

(4) In rule 5(2)—

(a) after the words “procedure in rule 6” there shall be inserted the words “or rule 6A”;

(b) for the words “that procedure” there shall be substituted the words “the procedure in rule 6”;

(c) after the words “election for a chairman” there shall be inserted the words “, and the procedure in rule 6A shall apply in relation to any election for one or more deputy chairmen,”; and

(d) after the words “specified in rule 6(1)” there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, rule 6A(1),”.

(5) In rule 5(3), after the words “procedure in rule 6” there shall be inserted the words “or rule 6A” and for the words “the procedure as aforesaid” there shall be substituted the words “either procedure as aforesaid”.