# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1995, Article 6: Nomination procedure


(1) Where elections to the office of chairman and deputy chairman are to take place on the basis of the nomination procedure, the provisions of this rule shall apply.
(2) The justices' clerk shall, not more than three months nor less than six weeks, before the date of the election meeting, give written notice to each justice who will be eligible to vote at the election meeting that he may submit to the justices' clerk nominations in writing for the offices of chairman and the number of deputy chairmen determined under rule 4(1), such nominations to be received by the justices' clerk within 21 days of the date of the notice.
(3) A justice may not be so nominated without his consent.
(4) Each nomination must be proposed and seconded by justices who will be eligible to vote at the election meeting and shall contain the full names and signatures of the proposer, seconder and justice nominated.
(5) The justices' clerk shall satisfy himself that each nomination received fulfils the requirements of paragraph (4) but shall not disclose the names of proposers and seconders.
(6) Each nomination for chairman shall contain a statement signed by the proposer, seconder and justice nominated stating whether the nominee wishes, if unsuccessful, to be included in the list of justices nominated for the office of deputy chairman.
(7) Where a justice nominated for election as chairman is not elected, he shall, if so indicated in his nomination, be included in the list of justices nominated for election as deputy chairman.
(8) Where—
(a) only one justice is nominated to the office of chairman, that justice shall be declared elected as chairman;
(b) the number of justices nominated to the office of deputy chairman equals the number of offices available, those justices shall be declared elected to the office of deputy chairman.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/971/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-1995/article-6
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