http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/29/section/70Police and Magistrates’ Courts Act 1994An Act to make provision about police areas, police forces and police authorities; to make provision for England and Wales about magistrates’ courts committees, justices’ clerks and administrative and financial arrangements for magistrates’ courts; and for connected purposes.1994-07-21texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2015-12-152008-07-21 Part IV Magistrates’ courts committees Constitution of magistrates’ courts committees.70For section 20 of the 1979 Act there shall be substituted— Constitution of magistrates’ courts committees.201A magistrates’ courts committee shall, subject to subsections (2) to (4) below, be composed of magistrates for the area to which the committee relates, chosen in accordance with regulations under section 21 of this Act.2Not more than two other members, who need not be justices of the peace, may be either—aco-opted by a magistrates’ courts committee to the committee with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, orbappointed by the Lord Chancellor to the committee.3The chief metropolitan stipendiary magistrate shall by virtue of his office be a member of the inner London magistrates’ courts committee.4Until such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, two members of the inner London magistrates’ courts committee shall be other metropolitan stipendiary magistrates appointed by the chief metropolitan stipendiary magistrate.5In subsections (3) and (4) above “the inner London magistrates’ courts committee” means the magistrates’ courts committee for an area consisting of or including the whole of the inner London area or, if there is no such committee, every magistrates’ courts committee for any area which consists of or includes any part of the inner London area.Pt. IV (ss. 69-92, except ss. 91(1), 92) repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt. I (with saving for s. 80(5) in Sch. 4 para. 11(3)) (with Sch. 4 para. 27)
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