# Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (repealed 19.6.1997), Section 21: Powers of Lord Chancellor in relation to magistrates’ courts committees.

Extent: E+W

(1) The Lord Chancellor may by statutory instrument make general regulations about the constitution, procedure and quorum of magistrates’ courts committees; but . . . any such regulations shall have effect subject to the provisions of section 20 of this Act.
(1A) Any such regulations shall provide for the members referred to in section 20(1) of this Act to be chosen by a selection panel constituted in accordance with the regulations.
(2) Any such regulations may—
(a) lay down an upper limit for the number of members of a magistrates’ courts committee (inclusive of the members referred to in subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section 20 of this Act), and
(b) enable the Lord Chancellor to direct that, in relation to any magistrates’ courts committee to which the direction is given, any members co-opted or appointed under subsection (2) of that section are to be left out of account in applying the upper limit.
(2A) Any such regulations may also make different provision in relation to the magistrates’ courts committees for areas which consist of or include the whole or any part of the inner London area from that made in relation to other committees.
(3) Any such regulations may also make provision with respect to the persons (other than the members, clerks and officers of the committee) who may be entitled to attend the meetings of a magistrates’ courts committee and the rights of such persons to make representations to the committee.
(4) The Lord Chancellor may give general or special directions with respect to summoning the first meeting of magistrates’ courts committees.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1979/55/section/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1979-repealed-1961997/section-21
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