- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Pwynt Penodol mewn Amser (31/08/2000)
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(1)For the purposes of subsection (2) below, the following amounts are “relevant amounts” in relation to a justice of the peace or justices’ clerk—
(a)any costs which he reasonably incurs—
(i)in or in connection with proceedings against him in respect of anything done or omitted in the exercise (or purported exercise) of his duty as a justice of the peace or justices’ clerk; or
(ii)in taking steps to dispute any claim which might be made in such proceedings;
(b)any damages awarded against him or costs ordered to be paid by him in any such proceedings; and
(c)any sums payable by him in connection with a reasonable settlement of any such proceedings or claim,
and relevant amounts relate to criminal matters if the duty mentioned in paragraph (a)(i) above relates to criminal matters.
(2)Subject to the provisions of this section, a justice of the peace or justices’ clerk—
(a)shall be indemnified out of local funds in respect of relevant amounts which relate to criminal matters unless it is proved, in respect of the matters giving rise to the proceedings or claim, that he acted in bad faith; and
(b)in respect of other relevant amounts—
(i)may be indemnified out of local funds; and
(ii)shall be so indemnified if, in respect of the matters giving rise to the proceedings or claim, he acted reasonably and in good faith.
(3)Any question whether, or to what extent, a person is to be indemnified under this section shall be determined by the magistrates’ courts committee for the area for which he acted at the material time.
(4)A determination under subsection (3) above with respect to any such costs or sums as are mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (c) above may, if the person claiming to be indemnified so requests, be made in advance before those costs are incurred or the settlement made, as the case may be.
(5)Any such determination in advance for indemnity in respect of costs to be incurred shall be subject to such limitations, if any, as the committee think proper and to the subsequent determination of the amount of the costs reasonably incurred and shall not affect any other determination which may fall to be made in connection with the proceedings or claim in question.
(6)An appeal shall lie to a person appointed for the purpose by the Lord Chancellor—
(a)on the part of the person claiming to be indemnified, from any decision of the magistrates’ courts committee under subsection (3) or (4) above, other than a decision to postpone until after the conclusion of the proceedings any determination with respect to his own costs or to impose limitations on making a determination in advance for indemnity in respect of such costs;
(b)on the part of any paying authority, from any determination of the magistrates’ courts committee under subsection (3) above other than a determination in advance for indemnity in respect of costs to be incurred by the person claiming to be indemnified.
(7)Where there are two or more paying authorities in relation to any justice or justices’ clerk, any question as to the extent to which the funds required to indemnify him are to be provided by each authority shall be determined by agreement between those authorities and the magistrates’ courts committee concerned or, in default of such agreement, shall be determined by the Lord Chancellor.
(8)The Lord Chancellor may by statutory instrument make rules prescribing the procedure to be followed in any appeal under subsection (6) above; and any statutory instrument made by virtue of this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(9)In this section—
“justices’ clerk” includes any person appointed by a magistrates’ courts committee to assist a justices’ clerk;
“local funds”, in relation to a justice or justices’ clerk, means funds out of which the expenses of the magistrates’ courts committee for the area for which he acted at the material time are payable; and
“paying authority”, in relation to a justice or justices’ clerk, means any authority which is a paying authority for the purposes of section 55 below in relation to the magistrates’ courts committee for the area for which he acted at the material time.
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