Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 1749

The Combined Probation Areas (Greater Manchester) Order 1995

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1995 No. 1749

PROBATION

The Combined Probation Areas (Greater Manchester) Order 1995

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 2 of the Probation Service Act 1993^[1], and after the consultation required by that section, hereby makes the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Combined Probation Areas (Greater Manchester) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st August 1995.

    2.    For that part of Schedule 2 to the Combined Probation Areas Order 1986^[2] which relates to the Greater Manchester Probation Area^[3] there shall be substituted the following—

(1)	(2)	(3)
Petty Sessions Area	Probation Area	Number of Justices on Probation Committee
Bolton	Greater Manchester	2
Bury		2
City of Salford		2
Leigh		1
Manchester		3
Middleton and Heywood		1
Oldham		2
Rochdale		1
Tameside		2
Stockport		2
Trafford		2
Wigan		1

    3.    The four members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Bolton shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which two of them shall continue in office.

    4.    The two members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Leigh shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which one of them shall continue in office.

    5.    The twelve members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Manchester shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which three of them shall continue in office.

    6.    The two members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Middleton and Heywood shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which one of them shall continue in office.

    7.    The three members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Oldham shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which two of them shall continue in office.

    8.    The two members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Rochdale shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which one of them shall continue in office.

    9.    The four members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Stockport shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which two of them shall continue in office.

    10.    The three members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Trafford shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which two of them shall continue in office.

    11.    The four members of the Greater Manchester Probation Committee appointed before 1st August 1995 by the justices for the petty sessions area of Wigan shall decide by agreement, or in default of agreement by lot, which one of them shall continue in office.

Blatch

Minister of State
Home Office

8th July 1995

This Order amends the Combined Probation Areas Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/1713) so as to reduce from forty-two to twenty-one the number of justices appointed to the Greater Manchester Probation Committee. Nine of the twelve petty sessions areas which comprise the combined probation area of Greater Manchester will appoint fewer justices, while representation for the petty sessions areas of Bury, City of Salford and Tameside is unchanged. The Order further provides that the reduction in membership is to be achieved by agreement or, in default of agreement, by lot.

[1] 1993 c. 47. back

[2] S.I. 1986/1713, amended by S.I. 1992/2121 (which is amended by S.I. 1993/92) and 1993/716. back

[3] The part relating to Greater Manchester was amended by S.I. 1991/69, 1993/2853 and 1994/471. back