The Justices' Clerks (Qualifications of Assistants) (Amendment) Rules 1992

Made: 23rd July 1992

Laid before Parliament: 24th July 1992

Coming into force: 14th August 1992

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 144 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980[^f00001], after consultation with the Rule Committee appointed under the said section 144, hereby makes the following Rules:—

1

These Rules may be cited as the Justices' Clerks (Qualifications of Assistants) (Amendment) Rules 1992 and shall come into force on 14th August 1992.

2

In Schedule 2 to the Justices' Clerks (Qualifications of Assistants) Rules 1979[^f00002] there shall be added the name “Nottingham Polytechnic”.

Signed

Mackay of Clashfern, C. — Dated 23rd July 1992

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Rules)

These Rules amend the Justices' Clerks (Qualification of Assistants) Rules by adding Nottingham Polytechnic to the list of bodies which can provide a relevant course leading to qualification as an assistant Justices' Clerk.

The other bodies are—

Bristol Polytechnic

Committee of Magistrates for the Inner London Area

Manchester Polytechnic

National Association of Justices' Clerks' Assistants

Polytechnic of Central London.795

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1980 (c. 43). Section 144 was extended by section 27(8) of the Justices of the Peace Act 1979 (c. 55), as amended by the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, Schedule 7, paragraph 193.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1979/570 as amended by S.I. 1980/1897.