# Courts Act 2003, Paragraph 9


A person who—
(a) immediately before section 27 comes into force, was a justices' clerk for a petty sessions area (or areas), and
(b) is transferred to the Lord Chancellor’s employment by virtue of paragraph 11 of Schedule 2,
shall be treated as having been designated as a justices' clerk under section 27(1)(b) and assigned under section 27(3)(a) to the corresponding local justice area (or areas) specified in the first order under section 8.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/schedule/9/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/schedule-9/paragraph-9
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