Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

Part 4 U.K. Judicial appointments and discipline

Chapter 4 U.K. Interpretation of Part 4

122 Interpretation of Part 4 U.K.

In this Part—

• “appoint” includes nominate or designate (and “appointment” is to be read accordingly);

• the “Commission” means the Judicial Appointments Commission;

• “Head of Division” means any of these—

  (a)

  the Master of the Rolls;

  (b)

  the President of the Queen's Bench Division;

  (c)

  the President of the Family Division;

  (d)

  the Chancellor of the High Court;

• “High Court” means the High Court in England and Wales;

• “high judicial office” has the meaning given by section 60;

• [F1 “lay member”, in relation to the Commission, has such meaning as may be given by regulations under paragraph 3C(a) of Schedule 12;]

• “Lord Chief Justice”, unless otherwise stated, means the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;

• “Lord Justice of Appeal” means a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales;

• “office” includes a position of any description;

• the “Ombudsman” means the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under section 115 or, subject to section 117(2), by rules under section 117;

• “vacancy” in relation to an office to which one of sections 68, 77 and 86 applies, means a vacancy arising on a holder of the office vacating it at any time after the commencement of that section.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition in s. 122 substituted (4.9.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 26; S.I. 2013/2200, art. 2(c)