# The Youth Courts (Constitution of Committees and Right to Preside) Rules 2007, Rule 2: Interpretation


In these Rules—
“the 2007 Rules” means the Justices of the Peace (Training Development and Committee) Rules 2007;
“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—
(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; and
(b) in any other case, the youth panel formed for a local justice area in accordance with the Youth Courts (Constitution) Rules 1954;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1611/rule/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/youth-courts-constitution-of-committees-and-right-to-preside-rules-2007/rule-2
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