The mayors and chairpersons of territorial authorities and regional councils used to automatically be Justices of the Peace. You would have found this rule in section 101T of the Local Government Act 1974. This rule was repealed on 1 July 2003 by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002.

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Government and voting > Local councils

101S: Filling of vacancy in office of chairperson, or

"What happens when a council chairperson's job becomes empty"

101U: Election of deputy mayor or deputy chairperson, or

"How a deputy mayor or deputy chairperson is chosen is no longer controlled by this law."

Part 4AMembership, wards, and constituencies
Presiding members of territorial authorities and regional councils

101TMayors and chairpersons to be Justices of the Peace (Repealed)

Notes

Section 101T: repealed, on 1 July 2003, by section 266 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).