# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1995, Article 4: Election meeting


(1) The justices for each petty sessions area shall hold an election meeting in October every year at which they shall—
(a) except in the case of the justices for the City of London, elect from among themselves a chairman;
(b) elect from among themselves one or more deputy chairmen; and
(c) decide the number of deputy chairmen to be elected at the election meeting to be held in the following year.
(2) The justices' clerk shall give not less than seven days' notice of the election meeting to each justice for the petty sessions area.
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), a justice shall not be entitled to vote at any election for the chairman or a deputy chairman at any election meeting held within 12 months of his assignment to the petty sessions area in respect of which the election meeting is held.
(4) Where a new petty sessions area is constituted, a justice for that petty sessions area may vote at any election at the first election meeting for that area if at that time he could, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3), have voted at an election held at an election meeting in respect of a petty sessions area which, or part of which, was in the same commission area as the new petty sessions area.
(5) The election to the office of deputy chairman shall take place after the result of the election of the chairman has been announced.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/971/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1995/article-4
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