Part 2

Justices of the peace

Lay justices

Records of lay justices
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1
The Lord Chancellor—
a
must appoint a person to be keeper of the rolls for each local justice area, and
b
may appoint the same person to be keeper of the rolls for more than one local justice area.
2
The keeper of the rolls for a local justice area must be notified, in such manner as the Lord Chancellor may direct, of—
a
any assignment of a lay justice to the area,
b
any change in an assignment of a lay justice as a result of which he ceases to be assigned to the area, and
c
the fact that a lay justice assigned to the area has ceased to be a justice of the peace or that his name has been entered in or removed from the supplemental list.
3
The keeper of the rolls for a local justice area must ensure that an accurate record is maintained of all lay justices for the time being assigned to the area.