Part 2

Justices of the peace

Justices' clerks and assistant clerks

Independence
29
1
A justices' clerk exercising—
a
a function exercisable by one or more justices of the peace,
b
a function specified in section 28(4) or (5) (advice on matters of law, including procedure and practice), or
c
a function as a member of the Criminal Procedure Rule Committee or the Family Procedure Rule Committee,
is not subject to the direction of the Lord Chancellor or any other person.
2
An assistant clerk who is exercising any such function is not subject to the direction of any person other than a justices' clerk.