Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 3A U.K. Police authorities: selection of lay justice members

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 3A inserted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), s. 110(1), Sch. 8 para. 376; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(y)

Functions of lay justice selection panels U.K.

4 (1) Where appointments of lay justices to a police authority are to be made under paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 2A, the selection panel for the authority’s area shall prepare a short-list of candidates and send it to the police authority concerned. U.K.

(2) Unless the selection panel are able to identify only a smaller number of suitable candidates, the number of candidates on the short-list shall be twice the number of appointments to be made.

(3) A lay justice shall not be included on a short-list in relation to an authority if he is disqualified for being appointed as a member of that authority by virtue of paragraph 11 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 2A.]