The Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) (Amendment) Rules 1987
These Rules provide for a new rule 6(2) in the Justices of the Peace (Size and Chairmanship of Bench) Rules 1986. Rule 6 of the 1986 Rules introduced a restriction on eligibility for election as chairman of the justices where a person has held office for five consecutive years or more and less than three years have elapsed since he last held office unless the justices decide that he should be eligible for re-election.