# The Family Proceedings Courts (Constitution) (Metropolitan Area) Rules 1991, Article 4: Formation of panel


(1) There shall be one panel for the metropolitan area which, subject to paragraph (4), shall be formed of justices who are nominated from time to time by the Lord Chancellor in accordance with these Rules.
(2) The justices who are first nominated to form the panel constituted under paragraph (1) shall serve thereon for a term commencing on 14th October 1991 and expiring on 31st December 1993 and succeeding justices shall, subject to paragraph (3) below, serve for a term of three years commencing on 1st January in the year following the expiry of the term of previous justices.
(3) The number of justices who are nominated under paragraph (1) shall be such as the Lord Chancellor thinks sufficient for family proceedings courts in the metropolitan area and he may, at any time, subject to rule 5, nominate one or more additional justices to the panel who shall serve thereon for a term commencing on a date determined by the Lord Chancellor and ending at the end of the period for which the other justices to the panel were nominated.
(4) The Lord Chancellor may nominate one or more stipendiary magistrates to the panel and every such nomination shall be for a specified period and shall be revocable by the Lord Chancellor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1426/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-proceedings-courts-constitution-metropolitan-area-rules-1991/article-4
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