# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1999, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Rules)
These Rules allow for the election to the offices of chairman and deputy chairman of justices for the City of London. The Rules are necessary because section 23 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997 is repealed by the Access to Justice Act 1999. Section 23 gave the Lord Mayor for the time being an automatic right to be chairman of the justices for the City of London. It also gave certain aldermen who had been Lord Mayor the automatic right to be deputy chairmen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2396/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-amendment-rules-1999/note
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