5 Appointment and removal of justices of the peace.E+W
(1)Subject to the following provisions of this Act, justices of the peace for any commission area shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor by instrument on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty and a justice so appointed may be removed from office in like manner.
(2)Subsection (1) above—
(a)does not apply to stipendiary magistrates; and
(b)is without prejudice to the position of the Lord Mayor and aldermen as justices for the City of London by virtue of the charters of the City.