Justices of the Peace Act 1968

11 (1) Where under section 1(8) of this Act a person holding office as stipendiary magistrate of any area is to continue in office as if appointed under section 29 of the [1949 c. 101.] Justices of the Peace Act 1949, the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument direct that he shall continue in office for such reduced area as may be specified in the order (being an area for which a new appointment could be made on petition under section 29) or may, for the purpose of adjusting any magistrate's area to the requirements of section 29, make such other transitional provision as appears to the Secretary of State expedient.

(2) Where there is a reduction under this paragraph in the duties of a stipendiary magistrate, section 32(3) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 shall not apply to prevent a reduction in the salary of the magistrate if it appears to the Lord Chancellor that the magistrate's consent to the reduction in his salary is unreasonably withheld, having regard to the reduction in his duties and any payment to be made to him by way of compensation for the reduction in salary.