The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Constitution) Regulations 1999

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

(a) “the 1997 Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;

“the 1999 Act” means the Access to Justice Act 1999(1);

“the Authority” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the 1997 Act(2);

“category” means a category of members of the Authority described in regulation 4(2);

“the Mayor” means the Mayor of London elected under the Greater London Authority Act 1999(3);

“a mayoral nominee” means a person nominated by the Mayor to be a member of the Authority;

“the ALG” means the Association of London Government;

“a lay magistrate” means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts); and

“the selection criteria” means the selection criteria set out in Schedule 1.

(b) a reference to a section by number alone is a reference to the section so numbered in the 1997 Act.

(1)

1999 c. 22.

(2)

Section 30A(1) is inserted into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 by section 83(1) of the Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22). That part of section 83(1) which inserts section 30A(1) into the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 comes into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may by order appoint.

(3)

1999 c. 29. Part I of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 contains the provisions for appointing a Mayor and is to come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.