2011 No. 1721

Magistrates’ Courts

The Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) (Revocation) Regulations 2011

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 11 of Schedule 9 to the Courts Act 20031, and vested in him2.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) (Revocation) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 5th August 2011.

2

In these Regulations, “the Crombie Regulations” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) Regulations 19783

Revocation of the Crombie Regulations2

1

The Crombie Regulations are revoked.

2

The Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) (Variation) Regulations 19954 are revoked.

Savings3

Regulation 2 does not apply in relation to—

a

the interpretation of terms used in the Crombie Regulations;

b

any claim for compensation under the Crombie Regulations where the loss of office or loss or diminution of emoluments to any person to whom regulation 4 of those Regulations applied was attributable to an event occurring before 5th August 2011;

c

the determination of any such claim or any request for review of an award made under the Crombie Regulations, or any right of appeal from a decision with respect to a compensation question;

d

any provisions applicable to the adjustment, review, reduction, compounding or exclusion of compensation payable under the Crombie Regulations;

e

any requirement to make a payment in the circumstances to which regulation 21 (superannuation contributions) of the Crombie Regulations refers;

f

any provision as to the intervals for payment of retirement compensation and payments on death.

Kenneth ClarkeLord ChancellorMinistry of Justice
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations revoke the Justices of the Peace Act 1949 (Compensation) Regulations 1978 (S.I. 1978/1682) (known as “the Crombie Regulations”) which provide for compensation for loss of office or loss or diminution of emoluments of justices’ clerks and their assistants in post on or before 2nd February 1995.

Regulation 3 makes saving provisions. The revocation of the Crombie Regulations does not affect those whose entitlements relate to an event which occurred before 5th August 2011, when these revoking regulations come into force.