# Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (repealed), Section 43: Qualifications for appointment as justices’ clerk.

Extent: E+W

No person shall be appointed as justices’ clerk unless either—
(a) at the time of appointment—
(i) he has a 5 year magistrates’ courts qualification (within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990); or
(ii) he is a barrister or solicitor and has served for not less than five years as assistant to a justices’ clerk; or
(b) he then is or has previously been a justices’ clerk.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/25/section/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-act-1997-repealed/section-43
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