Section 26 Qualifications for appointment as justices’ clerk.
England and Wales
Except as provided by this section, no person shall be appointed as justices’ clerk F1. . . unless either—
at the time of appointment he F2has a 5 year magistrates’ court qualification, within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990,. . ., or
he then is or has previously been a justices’ clerk.
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A person not having the qualification which is required by subsection (1)(a) above may be appointed as justices’ clerk if at the time of the appointment he is a barrister or solicitor and has served for not less than five years as assistant to a justices’ clerk.
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Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in s. 26(1) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 91, 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 10(2), Sch. 9 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/685, arts. 7(1)(b),8(f)
- F2
Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c.41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 45
- F3
S. 26(2)(4)(5) repealed (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, ss. 91, 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 10(4), Sch. 9 Pt.II; S.I. 1995/685, arts. 7(1)(b),8(f)
- F4
S. 26(3) substituted (1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 91, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 10(3); S.I. 1995/685, art.7(l)(b)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed (19.6.1997) by 1997 c. 25, ss. 73(3), 74(1), Sch. 6 Pt.I (with savings in Sch. 4 Pt. II paras. 6(a), 23, 28 and saving (temp.) for ss. 58 and 70 of the repealed Act in Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 7(2)(a)
Notes on Part II
Modifications
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Pt. II (ss. 17-30) extended (1.11.1994 for specified purposes and 1.4.1995 for all remaining purposes) by 1994 c. 29, s. 79(2)(6); S.I. 1994/2594, art. 4; S.I. 1995/685, art. 3.