# The Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority (Constitution) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
(a) “the 1997 Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;
“the 1999 Act” means the Access to Justice Act 1999;
“the Authority” means the Greater London Magistrates' Courts Authority referred to in section 30A(1) of the 1997 Act;
“category” means a category of members of the Authority described in regulation 4(2);
“the Mayor” means the Mayor of London elected under the Greater London Authority Act 1999;
“a mayoral nominee” means a person nominated by the Mayor to be a member of the Authority;
“the ALG” means the Association of London Government;
“a lay magistrate” means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts); and
“the selection criteria” means the selection criteria set out in Schedule 1.
(b) a reference to a section by number alone is a reference to the section so numbered in the 1997 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3099/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greater-london-magistrates-courts-authority-constitution-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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