# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1995, Article 2: Interpretation


In these Rules—
“the Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1979;
“election meeting” means the meeting held in accordance with rule 4(1);
“justice” means a justice of the peace whose name has not been entered in the supplemental list and, in relation to a petty sessions area, a justice who ordinarily acts in and for that area; and
“justices' clerk” in relation to a petty sessions area means a justices' clerk for that area and includes any person acting as such;
“the nomination procedure” means the procedure for election to the offces of chairman and deputy chairman of the justices on the basis that the candidates are justices for the petty sessions area nominated prior to the election meeting;
“the traditional procedure” means the procedure for election to the offices of chairman and deputy chairman of the justices on the basis that the candidates are justices for the petty sessions area; except that the candidates shall not include—
(a) in relation to an election to the office of deputy chairman by the justices of the City of London, the Lord Mayor for the time being or the alderman who are to be deputy chairmen by virtue of section 40(1) of the Act;
(b) in relation to an election to the office of deputy chairman elsewhere, the justice who has been elected chairman at the election meeting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/971/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1995/article-2
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