Courts Act 2003

Police Act 1996 (c. 16)

373 (1) Amend Schedule 2 (police authorities established under section 3) as follows.

(2) In paragraph 1(1)(c) and (2)(c), for “magistrates” substitute “lay justices”.

(3) For paragraphs 7 and 8 substitute—

“7 The members of a police authority referred to in paragraph 1(1)(c) or (2)(c) must be lay justices each of whom is assigned to a local justice area wholly or partly within the authority’s area.

8 They shall be appointed—

(a) by the members of the police authority appointed under paragraph 2 or 5,

(b) from among persons on a short-list prepared in accordance with Schedule 3A.”

(4) In paragraph 14(1)—

(a) in paragraph (b) for “magistrate” substitute “lay justice”, and

(b) in paragraph (c) after “Schedule 3” insert “or 3A”.

(5) For paragraph 18(2) substitute—

“(2) A lay justice appointed to be a member of a police authority under paragraph 8 shall cease to be a member of the authority if he ceases to be a lay justice assigned to a local justice area wholly or partly within the authority’s area.”

(6) In paragraph 19(2)—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “or 8”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), after “5” insert “or 8”.

(7) For paragraph 27 substitute—

“27 In this Schedule, “lay justice” has the meaning given by section 9 of the Courts Act 2003.”