Article 2 Interpretation

In these Rules, unless a contrary intention appears–

• any reference to a rule shall be construed as a reference to a rule contained in these Rules and any reference in a rule to a paragraph shall be construed as a reference to a paragraph of that rule;

• “inner London area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1)(a) of the Act of 1979;

• “justice” means a justice of the peace who is not a stipendiary magistrate;

• “metropolitan area” means the inner London area and the City of London;

• “panel” means “family panel”, within the meaning of section 92 of the Act of 1989;

• “stipendiary magistrate” means a metropolitan stipendiary magistrate appointed under section 31 of the Act of 1979;

• “the Act of 1979” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1979^f1.

• “the Act of 1989” means the Children Act 1989^f2.