Section 51A: Security officers

Constitutional Reform Act 2005 · 2005 c. 4View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: The Supreme Court

A Supreme Court security officer is a person who is—

appointed by the President of the Supreme Court under section 49(1) or provided under a contract, and
designated by the President as a Supreme Court security officer.

The President may give directions as to—

training courses to be completed by Supreme Court security officers;
conditions to be met before a person may be designated as a Supreme Court security officer.

For the purposes of sections 51B to 51E, a Supreme Court security officer who is not readily identifiable as such (whether by means of uniform or badge or otherwise) is not to be regarded as acting in the execution of the officer's duty.

In those sections "court building" means any building—

where the business of the Supreme Court, or of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, is carried on, and
to which the public has access.

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