Part II Justices and Clerks of the Peace

Clerks of the peace

18 Appointment and duties of clerk of peace.

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Any person who immediately before 16th May 1975 holds office as clerk of the peace for any area shall, on that date, cease to hold that office, notwithstanding the provisions of any enactment or of any instrument in terms of which any person holds that office.

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On and after that date, the duties of clerk of the peace shall, subject to subsection (3) below, be performed in each commission area by an officer of the local authority concerned, and it shall be the duty of every such authority to appoint and employ, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, an officer to hold the office of clerk of the peace for their area for the purpose of performing those duties.

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It shall be the duty of the clerk of the peace for any commission area—

a

to advise and assist the justices in the performance of their functions;

b

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c

to cause to be kept a record of—

i

those for the time being holding office as a justice for that area, and

ii

those having held that office who have ceased to do so,

and to include in that record a copy of any instrument appointing or removing a justice for that area in accordance with section 9(2) of this Act;

d

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e

to notify the Secretary of State of all deaths and resignations of justices in that area F3...;

f

to carry out such further duties as may be prescribed.F4