Part 2Justices of the peace
District Judges (Magistrates' Courts)
23Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate)
The Lord Chancellor—
(a)
may designate one of the District Judges (Magistrates' Courts) to be Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate), and
(b)
if he does so, may designate another of them to be the deputy of the Senior District Judge (Chief Magistrate).