Part III E+W Magistrates’ courts committees

F1 Magistrates’ courts committees outside Greater London E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 27-27B and crossheading substituted for s. 27 (27.9.1999 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 14 para. 30 of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 81, 108(3)(c) (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2))

[F2 30 Supplementary provisions about committees. E+W

(1) A magistrates’ courts committee for an area outside Greater London shall appoint one of their members to be chairman of the committee.

(2) Where the magistrates for a petty sessions area are required to meet for the purpose of carrying out any functions under section 29 above, a meeting shall be convened by the magistrates’ courts committee or, if there is no such committee or the Lord Chancellor considers it appropriate, by the Lord Chancellor.

(3) A magistrates’ courts committee for an area outside Greater London may act through sub-committees appointed by them which, if they include at least one member of the committee, may also include persons who are not members.

(4) Such a magistrates’ courts committee may also arrange for the discharge of any of their functions—

(a) by the chairman of the committee; or

(b) by the justices’ chief executive.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a magistrates’ courts committee for an area outside Greater London shall have power to regulate their own procedure, including quorum.

(6) A magistrates’ courts committee for an area outside Greater London shall be a body corporate.

(7) A magistrates’ courts committee for an area outside Greater London shall, on at least one occasion in every calendar year, admit members of the public to a meeting of the committee.

(8) The minutes of proceedings of every meeting of such a magistrates’ courts committee shall be open to inspection by members of the public at the offices of the committee, except to the extent that the committee determine that the minutes disclose information of a confidential nature.

(9) Copies of any minutes which are open to inspection under subsection (8) above shall be made available to the public on payment of such reasonable fee as the magistrates’ courts committee may in any case determine.

(10) A magistrates’ courts committee making a determination under subsection (8) above shall state their reasons for regarding the information in question as being of a confidential nature.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Ss. 28-30 substituted (27.9.1999 with effect as mentioned in Sch. 14 para. 30 of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 82, 108(3)(c) (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2))