# The Justices of the Peace (Training and Development Committee) Rules 2007, Article 38: Requirements for authorisation


A justice may only be authorised to sit as a member of a family proceedings court or a youth court if —
(a) he has sat in the adult court for at least two years;
(b) he has been appraised as competent on at least one occasion in the adult court in accordance with the scheme established under rule 12;
(c) he has observed proceedings, on at least two occasions, in the type of court for which the authorisation is being considered; and
(d) the authorising body has decided that the justice is suitable to be so authorised.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1609/article/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justices-of-the-peace-training-and-development-committee-rules-2007/article-38
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