Section 11 Resignation and removal of lay justices
England and Wales
A lay justice may resign his office at any time.
The Lord Chancellor may F1, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, remove a lay justice from his office by an instrument on behalf and in the name of Her Majesty—
on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour,
on the ground of a persistent failure to meet such standards of competence as are prescribed by a direction given by the Lord Chancellor F2with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice , or
if he is satisfied that the lay justice is declining or neglecting to take a proper part in the exercise of his functions as a justice of the peace.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 11(2) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 314(a); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
- F2
Words in s. 11(2)(b) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 314(b); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)