http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1966/contents/madeThe Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1991VotingKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2016-01-06JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALESThese Rules amend the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1990 principally so as extend to the election of one or more deputy chairmen the optional procedure for drawing up a short list of candidates in advance of an election meeting which presently applies in respect of the election of a chairman. Amendments made by these Rules provide that the decision to adopt such a procedure in respect of the three subsequent election meetings may only be made where the justices have decided that no more than five deputy chairmen shall be elected at each of those meetings. Where the justices have decided to adopt the short list procedure for the election of one or more deputy chairmen, the number of deputy chairmen to be elected in respect of an election meeting at which the procedure applies is, in general, to be decided at the previous election meeting.The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 19911Citation, commencement and interpretation2Amendments to the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 19903(1) In rule 4(2)— (a) after the words “subject to...4(1) In the heading to rule 5, there shall be...5(1) In rule 6(3), (a) for the words “there is...6After rule 6 there shall be inserted the following rule:...7(1) In rule 7(1)— (a) after the words “office of...8For rule 11, there shall be substituted the following rule:...Statutory Instruments1991 No. 1966 (L. 31)JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, ENGLAND AND WALESThe Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1991Made30th August 1991Laid before Parliament9th September 1991Coming into force30th September 1991

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 18 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979

1979 c. 55.

, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under section 144 of the Magistrate’s Courts Act

1980 c. 43.

, hereby makes the following Rules:

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