SCHEDULETRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

Appointment of justices' chief executive7

1

As soon as reasonably practicable after the second appointed day, and in any case before the amalgamation date, the transferee committee shall appoint a person to be the justices' chief executive of their area.

2

From and after the second appointed day–

a

any application under section 40(2)(a) of the 1997 Act made before the second appointed day by a transferor committee shall be treated as an application by the transferee committee;

b

any approval under section 40(2)(b) of the 1997 Act granted before the second appointed day to a transferor committee shall be treated as an approval granted to the transferee committee.

3

From the time of his appointment until the amalgamation date, the person appointed to be the justices' chief executive shall only have the following functions and powers:–

a

to act as clerk to the transferee committee and the selection panel;

b

to assist the transferee committee in all its functions and powers as set out in paragraph 6;

c

to make all necessary preparations for the assumption of his functions as justices' chief executive for the area of the transferee committee on the amalgamation date.

4

On the amalgamation date, the person appointed shall assume all the functions and powers of the justices' chief executive for the area of the transferee committee.