Article 1 Citation and commencementI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Justices of the Peace Rules 2016.

(2)

These Rules come into force on 31st July 2016 for the purposes of—

(a)

Part 1 (introductory provisions);

(b)

Part 2 (composition of magistrates’ courts);

(c)

Part 3 (elections);

(d)

Part 4, Chapter 1 (compulsory training);

(e)

Rule 23 (JTAAAC selection panel), and

(f)

Rule 27 (FTAAAC selection panel).

(3)

These Rules come into force on 1st April 2017 for the purposes of—

(a)

Part 4, Chapter 2 (JTAAAC), other than Rule 23;

(b)

Part 4, Chapter 3 (FTAAAC), other than Rule 27, and

(c)

Part 4, Chapter 4 (provisions relating to both JTAAACs and FTAAACs).

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