# The Justices of the Peace Rules 2016, Article 1: Citation and commencement

Extent: E+W

(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).

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/709/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-rules-2016/article-1
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.