Rule 2 Interpretation

In these Rules—

• “the 2007 Rules” means the Justices of the Peace (Training Development and Committee) Rules 2007^f1;

• “BTDC” means the Bench Training and Development Committee established in accordance with the 2007 Rules;

• “ILYTDC” means the Inner London Youth Training and Development Committee established in accordance with the 2007 Rules;

• “Inner London area” means the local justice areas covering the London Boroughs listed in Part 2 of Schedule I to the 2007 Rules;

• “justice” means a lay justice and, in relation to a local justice area, means a justice assigned to that area;

• “justices’ clerk”, in relation to a local justice area, means a justices’ clerk assigned to that area and includes any person acting as such;

• “outgoing panel” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the Inner London area, the youth panel for the metropolitan area established in accordance with Schedule 2 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933^f2; and

  2. (b)

     in any other case, the youth panel formed for a local justice area in accordance with the Youth Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954^f3;

• “youth election meeting” means the meeting held by the youth panel between 1st September and 30th November each year in accordance with rule 4; and

• “youth justice” means a justice authorised to sit as a member of a youth court.