Justices of the Peace Act 1968

13 (1) The person holding office at the appointed day as clerk to the magistrate under the [1899 c. xc.] South Staffordshire Stipendiary Justice Act 1899, or as clerk to the magistrate under the Staffordshire Potteries Stipendiary Justice Acts 1839 to 1895, and any person then employed whole-time to assist either of the clerks in the performance of the duties of his clerkship, shall be transferred to the employment of the magistrates' courts committee in such capacity and on such terms as the committee, with the approval of the Secretary of State, may determine.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above "the magistrates' courts committee " means the committee for the relevant county or county borough, and for this purpose the relevant county or county borough is that of which the council becomes liable under section 29 of the [1949 c. 101.] Justices of the Peace Act 1949 for the magistrate's salary or, if there is more than one, such one of them as the Secretary of State may determine.

(3) A person transferred by sub-paragraph (1) above to the employment of a magistrates' courts committee may at any time within six months from the appointed day be transferred by that committee, with the agreement of any other magistrates' courts committee and of that person, to the employment of the other magistrates' courts committee.

(4) For purposes of the [1937 c. 68.] Local Government Superannuation, Act 1937 on a person's transfer by virtue of this paragraph to the employment of a magistrates' courts committee the employment from which he is transferred shall be treated as having been employment by that committee; but this shall not affect the operation of section 29 of that Act (payment of transfer values).