374(1)Amend Schedule 2A (the Metropolitan Police Authority) as follows.
(2)In paragraph 1(1)(c) and (2)(c), for “magistrates” substitute “ lay justices ”.
(3)For paragraph 5 substitute—
“5(1)The members of the Metropolitan 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 metropolitan police district.
(2)They shall be appointed—
(a)by the members of the Metropolitan Police Authority appointed under paragraph 2 or 3,
(b)from among persons on a short-list prepared in accordance with Schedule 3A.”
(4)In paragraph 9(1)(d) for “magistrate for a commission area” substitute “ lay justice assigned to a local justice area ”.
(5)For paragraph 13(3) substitute—
“(3)A lay justice appointed to be a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority under paragraph 5 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 metropolitan police district.”
(6)In paragraph 14(2)—
(a)in paragraph (a), omit “or 5”, and
(b)in paragraph (b), after “3” insert “ or 5 ”.
(7)For paragraph 22 substitute—
“22In this Schedule, “lay justice” has the meaning given by section 9 of the Courts Act 2003.”