18.—(1) The membership of a combined MATC shall consist of justices within the courts board areas for which the combined MATC is established (“the MATC area”) and other members, as follows –
(a)enough justices for them to be a majority of the membership;
(b)a justices' clerk assigned within each of the courts board areas for which the MATC is established;
(c)a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) who sits regularly in the MATC area, if such a judge is available;
(d)a designated family judge, if such a judge is available;
(e)a Crown Court liaison judge, if such a judge is available.
(2) There shall be no maximum number of justice members.
(3) The MATC may appoint additional justice members and shall do so where it is necessary for the MATC to comply with paragraph 1(a).
(4) If the number of justice members has fallen so that paragraph 1(a) is not complied with, the MATC may nevertheless act for the purpose of appointing additional justice members.
(5) The justice members shall include –
(a)every BTDC chairman whose bench is within the MATC area, and
(b)a justice nominated by the Magistrates' Association.
(6) The Area Directors for the MATC area may attend the meetings of the MATC in an advisory capacity only.