# Courts Act 2003, Section 11: Resignation and removal of lay justices

Extent: E+W

(1) A lay justice may resign his office at any time.
(2) The Lord Chancellor may , 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—
(a) on the ground of incapacity or misbehaviour,
(b) on the ground of a persistent failure to meet such standards of competence as are prescribed by a direction given by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice , or
(c) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/39/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-act-2003/section-11
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