Section 57: Deputy, and temporary additional, Masters etc.

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 · 2007 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Judicial appointments

Section 91 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 (which provides for persons to be appointed as deputies for holders of, or as temporary additional officers in, certain judicial offices) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (5).

In subsection (1)—

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for "the Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor," substitute ." the Lord Chancellor may "

After subsection (1) insert—

For subsection (3) substitute—

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In section 92(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981 after "this section" insert ." , to section 91(3) "

In Part 2 of Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (which lists appointments to certain offices in relation to which the procedure in sections 86 to 93, and section 96, of that Act applies), after the entry for an assistant recorder appointed under section 24(1) of the Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), insert the following entry—

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