C2Part IV Officers and Accommodation

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Pt. 4 functions tranferred (19.8.2003) by The Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1887, arts. 1(2), 4, Sch. 1

26F1 Masters and registrars to be appointed by Lord Chancellor.

1

On and after the appointed day the following officers shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service as to numbers and salaries,—

a

the masters, assistant masters and registrars specified in Part I of Schedule 3 to the M1Judicature Act 1925, other than the Master of the Court of Protection (for whose appointment by the Lord Chancellor provision is made by section 100 of the M2Mental Health Act 1959);

b

the Queen’s coroner and attorney and master of the Crown Office;

c

the registrar, assistant registrars and deputy assistant registrars of criminal appeals;

d

the admiralty registrar;

e

chancery registrars and assistant chancery registrars; and

f

district probate registrars.

2

The person appointed to the office of Queen’s coroner and attorney and master of the Crown Office shall, by virtue of his appointment, be a master of the Supreme Court (Queen’s Bench Division).

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In section 122 of the Judicature Act 1925 (which relates to certain additional duties of the senior master of the Queen’s Bench Division) for the words “The senior master” there shall be subtituted the words “The Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of the masters” and after the word “Division)”there shall be inserted the words “to be the senior master and the person so appointed”.

4

In section 128A of the Judicature Act 1925 (which relates to the office of district probate registrar) for any reference in subsection (2) or subsection (3) to the President of the family dvision thre shall be substituted a reference to the Lord Chancellor.

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The text of ss. 26(3)(4), 51(2), 53(5) and 56(4) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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27 Administrative and other court staff.

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28 Provision of accommodation.

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29 Accommodation in City of London.

1

The courthouse and accommodation which up to the appointed day have been respectively known as the Central Criminal Court and the Mayor’s and City of London Court shall continue to be known by those names, and it shall be the duty of the Common Council of the City of London (in this section referred to as “the Common Council”) to continue to make the said premises available for use for the sittings and business of those courts respectively.

2

The Common Council shall not undertake any alteration or extension of the buildings or accommodation which they are to make available for the purpose of the said courts, or provide further accommodation for that purpose, without the consent of the F4Secretary of StateF4.

3

The duties imposed by this section on the Common Council may at any time be varied, restricted or terminated by agreement between the F4Secretary of StateF4 and the Common Council.

30 Advisory committees.

The F5Secretary of StateF5 may constitute, on a permanent or temporary basis, one or more advisory committees to advise him on such questions relating to the F6Senior CourtsF6 and F7the county court as he may from time to time refer to them, and shall appoint the members of any such committee with regard to their knowledge of the work of the courts and social conditions.