Regulation 11 Membership of the committee

(1)

A committee, except the committee for the inner London area, shall consist of not more than 12 members inclusive of any member co-opted or appointed under section 20(2) of the Act unless the Lord Chancellor directs otherwise in accordance with paragraph (3).

(2)

The committee for the inner London area shall consist of not more than 12 members inclusive of—

(a)

any member co-opted or appointed under section 20(2) of the Act unless the Lord Chancellor directs otherwise in accordance with paragraph (3);

(b)

the Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate; and

(c)

subject to any order made by the Lord Chancellor under subsection (4) of section 20 of the Act, two other metropolitan stipendiary magistrates appointed by the Chief Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate under that subsection.

(3)

The Lord Chancellor may direct that, in relation to any committee to which the direction is given, any members co-opted or appointed under section 20(2) of the Act are to be left out of account in applying the upper limit of twelve members.