# The Justices' Clerks (Qualifications of Assistants) (Amendment) Rules 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules amend the Justices' Clerks (Qualification of Assistants) Rules 1979 so as to provide that, on or after 1st January 1999, a justices' clerks' assistant may only be appointed as a court clerk if he or she
(a) is a barrister or solicitor, or
(b) has passed all the necessary examinations to become a barrister or solicitor.
A court clerk employed on 31st December 1998 who has not attained the age of 40 may only continue to assist a justices' clerk by acting in his place as a clerk in court after 31st December 2008 if he holds one of these qualifications. These Rules also abolish the system of training certificates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3107/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-clerks-qualifications-of-assistants-amendment-rules-1998/note
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