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The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2002

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Size of bench

  5. 4.Elections

  6. 5.Nomination procedure

  7. 6.Conduct of postal ballot

  8. 7.Determining result of postal ballot for election of chairman and sole deputy chairman

  9. 8.Determining result of postal ballot for election of deputy chairmen

  10. 9.Election where no or insufficient nominations

  11. 10.Election meeting

  12. 11.Miscellaneous provisions about ballots

  13. 12.Period of office and eligibility for re-election

  14. 13.Vacancy in office

  15. 14.Constitution of Bench Training and Development Committee

  16. 15.Functions of BTDC

  17. 16.Presiding justices

  18. 17.Absence of justice entitled to preside

  19. 18.Requests to a justice to preside

  20. 19.Justices' chief executive’s nominee

  21. 20.Revocation

  22. 21.Transitional provisions

  23. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE

      PROCEDURE FOR ELECTIONS AT ELECTION MEETING

      1. 1.List of justices

      2. 2.Where rule 8(7) applies, the list shall comprise the names...

      3. 3.If the number of justices whose names are on the...

      4. 4.Where rule 9(a) applies, the list shall comprise the names...

      5. 5.Where rule 9(b) or (c) applies, the list shall comprise...

      6. 6.Conduct of ballot

      7. 7.Each justice who votes shall place a mark on the...

      8. 8.Immediately after the ballot has been closed, the justices' chief...

      9. 9.Election of chairman

      10. 10.Where no justice receives such a majority after the first...

      11. 11.If, following two further ballots, no justice has obtained such...

      12. 12.If, after three ballots, two or more justices have received...

      13. 13.Where a ballot (other than the third ballot) has been...

      14. 14.Where a ballot has been conclusive the justices' chief executive...

      15. 15.Election of deputy chairman

      16. 16.If— (a) two or more justices obtain an equal number...

  25. Explanatory Note

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