2.—(1) The justices for a new division shall appoint, in the prescribed manner, so far as may be applicable, and for the prescribed term, to take office on 1st March 1992—
(a)a chairman and one or more deputy chairmen;
(b)one or more probation liaison committees;
(c)a justice or justices to serve as a member or as members of the magistrates' courts committee for the county of Gwynedd;
(d)a divisional licensing committee;
(e)a betting licensing committee;
(f)a family panel and, in respect of domestic proceedings within the meaning of section 65(1) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980(1) or proceedings treated as domestic proceedings for the purposes of that Act by virtue of section 65(2) and (3) of that Act and which are pending immediately before 14th October 1991, a domestic court panel.
(2) The justices for the new divisions of Eifionydd and Pwllheli, and Aberconwy shall also appoint in the prescribed manner, so far as may be applicable, and for the prescribed term, to take office on 1st March 1992, a juvenile court panel.
(3) In the foregoing sub-paragraphs, the expressions “the prescribed manner” and “the prescribed term” mean respectively—
(a)in relation to the election of a chairman or deputy chairman, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 18 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1992;
(b)in relation to the appointment of a probation liaison committee, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1992;
(c)in relation to the appointment of a member of the magistrates' courts committee, the manner prescribed by regulations made, or having effect as if made, under section 21 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 and a term ending at the expiration of the month of November 1992;
(d)in relation to the appointment of a divisional licensing committee, the manner prescribed in Part I of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 1964(2) and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1992;
(e)in relation to the appointment of a betting licensing committee, the manner prescribed by the Betting (Licensing) Regulations 1960(3) and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1992;
(f)in relation to the appointment of a family panel or a domestic court panel, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as extended by section 67 of that Act(4) and a term ending, in the case of appointments to a family panel, at the expiration of the month of December 1993 and, in the case of appointments to a domestic court panel, at the expiration of the month of December 1992;
(g)in relation to the appointment of a juvenile court panel, the manner prescribed by rules made, or having effect as if made, under section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as extended by section 146 of that Act, and a term ending at the expiration of the month of December 1994.
(4) In relation to the appointment of a justices' clerk for a new division, any consultation with the justices for that division required by section 25(3) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 may take place before 1st March 1992.
1980 c. 43; section 65 was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989.
S.I. 1960/1701.
Section 67 was amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 11 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41).