# The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 2002, Article 2: Interpretation


In these Rules—
(a) “a BTDC” means a Bench Training and Development Committee established in accordance with rule 14;
“election meeting” means a meeting held in accordance with rule 10;
“first choice vote”, “second choice or subsequent choice vote” have the meaning specified in rule 6(4) and (5);
“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;
“justices' clerk” in relation to a petty sessions area means a justices' clerk for that area and includes any person acting as such;
“justices' chief executive” in relation to a petty sessions area means the justices' chief executive for the magistates' court committee area in which that petty sessions area falls and includes any person acting as such;
“the Schedule” means the Schedule to these Rules;
“the 1997 Act” means the Justices of the Peace Act 1997;
“the supplemental list” means the supplemental list referred to in section 7 of the 1997 Act;
(b) where a justices' chief executive has appointed a nominee in accordance with rule 19, references to a justices' chief executive shall be read as references to his nominee in relation to the function or functions for which he was appointed nominee;
(c) references to a ballot are references to a ballot conducted under these Rules;
(d) references to a postal ballot are references to a postal ballot conducted under rule 6.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/193/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-size-and-chairmanship-of-bench-rules-2002/article-2
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