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The Juvenile Courts (Constitution) (Amendment) Rules 1991

S.I. 1991/2099 · Made 19 September 1991

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MAGISTRATES' COURTS

Made 19th September 1991

Laid before Parliament 23rd September 1991

Coming into force 14th October 1991

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980f1, after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1980 c. 43, as extended by section 146 of that Act.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. 5Article 5
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1

(1)

These Rules may be cited as the Juvenile Courts (Constitution) (Amendment) Rules 1991 and shall come into force on 14th October 1991.

(2)

In these Rules “the principal Rules” means the Juvenile Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954f1.

2

In rule 1 of the principal Rules—

(a)

in paragraph (2), the words “the number of” and the words “who have not attained the age of sixty-five years” shall be omitted; and

(b)

in paragraph (4), the words “and who has not attained the age of sixty-five years” shall be omitted.

3

In rule 2 of the principal Rules, the words “whether or not he has attained the age of sixty-five years” shall be omitted.

4

Rule 5 of the principal Rules shall be omitted.

5

In rule 7 of the principal Rules, the words “, subject to Rule 5 of these Rules,” shall be omitted.

Signature

Mackay of Clashfern, C.

19th September 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Juvenile Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954 by removing the requirement that a justice be under the age of sixty-five years for membership of a juvenile court panel.