The Justices of the Peace Rules 2016

Interpretation E+W

3.  In these Rules—

“adult court” means a magistrates’ court other than a youth court;

“advisory committee” means one of the Lord Chancellor’s advisory committees on justices of the peace;

“eligible justice” means a justice or a family justice who is eligible to stand for election and to vote in an election pursuant to Rule 7;

“family justice” means a justice who is authorised by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice to conduct business in the family court;

“family justice member” has the meaning given in Rule 26(1)(a);

“FTAAAC” means a Family Training, Approvals, Authorisations and Appraisals Committee, and references to justices in relation to an FTAAAC mean family justices assigned to the local justice area or areas in the FTAAAC area;

“FTAAAC area” means the area specified by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice as the area for which an FTAAAC operates;

“FTAAAC selection panel” means the selection panel for each FTAAAC area, elected to appoint members of the relevant FTAAAC;

“JTAAAC” means a Justices’ Training, Approvals, Authorisations and Appraisals Committee, and references to justices in relation to a JTAAAC mean justices assigned to the local justice area or areas in the JTAAAC area;

“JTAAAC area” means the area specified by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice as the area for which a JTAAAC operates;

“JTAAAC selection panel” means the selection panel for each JTAAAC area, elected to appoint the members of the relevant JTAAAC;

“justice” means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) and, in relation to a local justice area, means a justice who is assigned to that area;

[F1 “justices' legal adviser” means a person nominated by the Lord Chancellor who is authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1) of the Courts Act 2003;]

“justice member” has the meaning given in Rule 22(1)(a);

“magistrates’ court” means any court in which a justice is authorised to sit, other than a family court or a Crown Court, and

“youth justice” means a justice who is authorised by or on behalf of the Lord Chief Justice to sit as a member of a youth court.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in rule 3 substituted (6.4.2020) by The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/100), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 19(2) (with reg. 4)

Commencement Information

I1 Rule 3 in force at 31.7.2016, see rule 1(2)(a)