1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Inner London Probation Area Order 1992.

(2) This Order shall come into force on 1st April 1992, except that, for the purpose of nominating or choosing the members of the probation committee for the inner London Probation Area to hold office from that date, this Order shall come into force forthwith.

2. The Inner London Probation and After-Care Area Order 1976(2) is hereby revoked.

3. All of the petty sessions areas of the inner London area and the petty sessions area of the City of London are hereby combined in one probation area (hereafter known as "the inner London Probation Area").

4. The probation committee for the inner London Probation Area (hereinafter known as the "inner London and City probation committee") shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2(4), 6 and 6A of Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 and of any order made under 6B of that Schedule, consist of the following members-

(a)eight metropolitan stipendiary magistrates, nominated by the chief metropolitan stipendiary magistrate;

(b)twelve justices of the peace for the petty sessions areas of the inner London probation area who are not metropolitan stipendiary magistrates of whom, one shall be chosen by the justices of the peace acting for each of the petty sessions areas of the inner London area who are not metropolitan stipendiary magistrates and three shall be chosen by the justices of the peace acting for the petty sessions area of the City of London who are not stipendiary magistrates; and

(c)two members of the juvenile courts panel for the inner London area and the City of London, chosen by the members of the said panel.

5.-(1) Members of the inner London and City probation committee appointed in accordance with article 4 above shall hold office for the term of three years reckoned from 1st April immediately following their appointment.

(2) A casual vacancy on the inner London and City probation committee shall be filled as soon as practicable by the same person or persons as appointed the previous member, and in the same manner as that member was appointed.

(3) A person appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the previous member.

6. The quorum of the inner London and City probation committee shall be six.

7.-(1) The secretary of the inner London and City probation committee shall be such person appointed by the committee as it thinks fit.

(2) Where the exercise of the inner London and City probation committee's functions concern the interests of the petty sessions area of the City of London, the secretary shall consult the clerk to the justices for the City of London.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order combines into one probation area the petty sessions areas of the inner London area and the City of London. It revokes the Inner London Probation and After-Care Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1526) which had combined the petty sessions areas of the inner London area (but not the City of London) in one probation area.

Article 3 combines all these petty sessions areas into a new probation area named the inner London probation area.

Article 4 provides for the new probation committee (known as the inner London and City probation committee) to consist of a total of 22 members and, of these, how many are to be chosen by each of the persons who, under Schedule 3 to the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973, can make these appointments and for their manner of appointment.

Article 5 prescribes a three year term of office for the committee members appointed under article 4, and the manner in which casual vacancies are to be filled. Pursuant to article 6, the quorum for the new committee is to be six.

Article 7 provides that the secretary of the committee is to be the person appointed by the committee and that, where the interests of the City of London are involved, he is to consult the clerk to the justices for the City of London.

This Order comes into force forthwith for the purposes of nominating or choosing the members of the probation committee to hold office from 1st April 1992. The remaining articles come into force on that date.