Article 8 Establishment of a combined BTDC

(1)

The justices for two or more local justice areas may establish a combined BTDC, and—

(a)

the provisions of these Rules shall apply to a combined BTDC as they apply to a BTDC for a single local justice area subject to such modifications to rule 4(5) and 10(1) as are agreed by the justices for the local justice areas concerned; and

(b)

the justices for the local justice areas concerned shall, subject to rule 4(1), decide the number of members of a combined BTDC.

(2)

If the justices for two or more local justice areas establish a combined BTDC in accordance with paragraph (1)—

(a)

all the existing members of the BTDCs which are combined to make the combined BTDC shall retire at the end of the calendar year in which the decision is made; and

(b)

members of the combined BTDC appointed in that year shall hold office from the 1st January in the following year for the following periods—

(i)

one year, in the case of one third of the members;

(ii)

two years, in the case of one third of the members; and

(iii)

three years, in the case of the remaining third of the members.