# The Justices’ Clerks and Assistants Rules 2014, Article 4: Duty to refer if inappropriate to carry out function


(1) When considering carrying out a function specified in the Schedule, a justices’ clerk must consider whether in the particular circumstances it would be inappropriate to carry out the function.
(2) If a justices’ clerk determines that it would be inappropriate to carry out a function specified in the Schedule, the justices’ clerk must refer the matter to the court.
(3) References in this rule to a justices’ clerk include a person authorised in accordance with rule 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111108888/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-justices-clerks-and-assistants-rules-2014/article-4
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