Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/54/part/IV
Timestamp: 2020-02-20 10:54:57
Document Index: 51562094

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art 1', 'art.2', 'art.2', 'art. 3', 'art.2', 'art.2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art.2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art.2', 'art. 3', 'art. 3', 'art.2', 'art.2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

Senior Courts Act 1981, Part IV is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 February 2020. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Part IVE+W OFFICERS AND OFFICES
Other provisions relating to officers of [F31Senior Courts]E+W
F31Words in s. 92 cross-heading substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section [F32, to section 91(3)][F33and to subsections (4) to (6) of section 26 of the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993 (Lord Chancellor’s power to authorise continuance in office up to the age of 75)], a person who holds an office to which this subsection applies shall vacate it [F34on the day on which he attains the age of seventy years.]
[F35(2)Subsection (1) applies to the offices listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2 F36. . . .
(2B)Subsection (2A) applies to the offices listed in column 1 of Part I of Schedule 2 F37. . ..
F38(2C). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
(2D)F39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2E)F39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F40(3A)Where the Lord Chancellor considers it desirable in the public interest to retain in office a person who holds an office to which subsection (2A) applies after the time when he would otherwise retire in accordance with that subsection, the Lord Chancellor may from time to time authorise the continuance in office of that person until such date, not being later than the date on which he attains the age of sixty-five years, as he thinks fit.]
(4)A person appointed to an office [F41listed in column 1 of Part 1 or 2 of Schedule 2] shall hold that office during good behaviour.
(5)The power to remove such a person from his office on account of misbehaviour shall be exercisable by the Lord Chancellor [F42with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice].
(6)The Lord Chancellor may also [F43, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] remove such a person from his office on account of inability to perform the duties of his office.
[F44(8)It is for the Lord Chancellor to recommend to Her Majesty the exercise of any power under subsection (7).]
F32Words in s. 92(1) inserted (19.7.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 57(6), 148(5)
F33Words in s. 92(1) inserted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 14(2)(a) (with Sch. 7. paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F34Words in s. 92(1) substituted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 14(2)(b) (with Sch. 7. paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F35S. 92(2)–(2C) substituted for S. 92(2) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 77(1) (subject to a saving in Sch. 19 para. 7)
F36Words in s. 92(2) repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 89(1)(a), 109(3), 110, Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(v)(y)(aa)
F37Words in s. 92(2B) repealed (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 14(3), Sch.9 (with Sch. 7. paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F38S. 92(2C)(3) repealed (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26, Sch. 6 para. 14(4)(6), Sch.9 (with Sch. 7. paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F39S. 92(2D)(2E) repealed (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 89(1)(b), 109(3), 110, Sch. 10; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(v)(y)(aa)
F40S. 92(3A) inserted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 77(2)
F41Words in s. 92(4) substituted (1.4.2005) by Courts Act 2003 (c. 39), ss. 89(1)(c), 110; S.I. 2005/910, art. 3(v)
F42Words in s. 92(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 140(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 11(p)
F43Words in s. 92(6) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 140(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 11(p)
F44S. 92(8) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 140(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 paras. 10, 11(p)
C2S. 92(2A) excluded by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37, 76:1), s. 125(6), Sch. 19 para. 7
93 Status of officers for purposes of salary and pension.E+W
(1)Subject to subsection (2), any person who holds an office listed in column 1 of any Part of Schedule 2 [F45or the office of Accountant General of the [F46Senior Courts]] and is not employed in the civil service of the State shall be deemed to be so employed for the purposes of salary and pension.
(2)Subsection (1), so far as it relates to pension, shall not apply to a person holding [F47qualifying judicial office, within the meaning of the M1Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993.]
F45Words inserted by Public Trustee and Administration of Funds Act 1986 (c. 57, SIF 57), s. 1(3), Sch. para. 2
F46Words in s. 93 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F47Words in S. 93(2) substituted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 31, Sch. 8 para. 15(2); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F4894. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W
F48S. 94 repealed by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20
Central Office and Accountant GeneralE+W
96 Central Office.E+W
(1)The Central Office of the [F49Senior Courts] shall perform such business as the [F50Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,] direct.
(2)Subject to any direction [F51under subsection (1)], the Central Office shall perform such business as it performed immediately before the commencement of this Act.
[F52(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F49Words in s. 96 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F50Words in s. 96(1) substitued (3.4.2006) by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 141(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)
F51Words in s. 96(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 141(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)
F52S. 96(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 140(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)
(1)There shall continue to be an Accountant General of, and an accounting department for, the [F53Senior Courts].
[F54(2)The Lord Chancellor shall appoint such person as he thinks fit to the office in the [F53Senior Courts] of Accountant General of the [F53Senior Courts] and the person so appointed shall hold and vacate office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
F53Words in s. 97 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F54S. 97(2)–(5) substituted for s. 97(2)(3) by Public Trustee and Administration of Funds Act 1986 (c. 57, SIF 57), s. 1(3), Sch. para. 3
Judges’ clerks and secretariesE+W
98 Judges’ clerks and secretaries.E+W
(1)A clerk and a secretary shall be attached to each of the following judges of the [F55Senior Courts], namely the Lord Chief Justice, the Master of the Rolls, [F56the President of the Queen's Bench Division, the President of the Family Division and the Chancellor of the High Court].
(2)A clerk shall be attached to each of the following judges of the [F55Senior Courts], namely the Lords Justices of Appeal and the puisne judges of the High Court.
(4)If at any time it appears to any of the judges mentioned in subsection (1) desirable that there should be attached to him a legal secretary (that is to say a secretary with legal qualifications) in addition to the secretary provided for by that subsection, he may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, appoint a [F57person who has a general qualification (within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990)] as his legal secretary.
F55Words in s. 98 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
F56Words in s. 98(1) substituted (1.10.2005) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 14(2); S.I. 2005/2505, art. 2(c)
F57Words substituted by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 71(2), Sch. 10 para. 47
(1)The Lord Chancellor may [F58, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] by order direct that there shall be district registries of the High Court at such places and for such districts as are specified in the order.
[F59(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F58Words in s. 99(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 143(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(q)
F59S. 99(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 143(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(q)
[F60100 District judgesE+W
[F61(5)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (1).]]
F60S. 100 substituted (3.4.2006) for ss. 100, 101 by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 14, 148, Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 9
F61S. 100(5) inserted (19.7.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148, Sch. 11 para. 2
[F65(1)If it appears to the [F66Lord Chief Justice] that it is expedient to do so in order to facilitate the disposal of business in the High Court [F67or any other court or tribunal to which a person appointed under this subsection may be deployed], he may appoint a person to be a deputy district judge.
(1B)The [F68Lord Chief Justice may not appoint a person under subsection (1) without the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor] if the person—
(3)[F69No appointment to which subsection (1B) applies] shall be such as to extend beyond the day on which the person in question attains the age of seventy-five years.
[F70(4A)The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor—
[F71(5)Subsection (6) of section 91 applies in relation to a deputy district judge appointed under this section as it applies in relation to a person appointed under that section.]
[F72(5ZA)A person appointed under this section may be removed from office as a deputy district judge—
[F73(5A)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection F74... (4A).]
F65S. 102(1)-(1C) substituted (19.7.2007) for s. 102(1)(2) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148, Sch. 11 para. 3(2)
F66Words in s. 102(1) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 36(2)(a); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F67Words in s. 102(1) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 36(2)(b); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F68Words in s. 102(1B) substituted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 36(3); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F69Words in s. 102(3) substituted (19.7.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148, Sch. 11 para. 3(3)
F70S. 102(4A)-(4C) substituted (19.7.2007) for s. 102(4) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148, Sch. 11 para. 3(4) (with Sch. 11 para. 4)
F71S. 102(5) substituted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 31, Sch. 8 para. 15(3); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F72S. 102(5ZA)-(5ZE) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 36(4); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F73S. 102(5A) inserted (19.7.2007) by Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), ss. 56, 148, Sch. 11 para. 3(5)
F74Words in s. 102(5A) omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 13 para. 36(5); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(e) (with savings in S.I. 2013/2192, regs. 48, 49)
F75S. 102(6) repealed by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 76:1), s. 125(7), Sch. 20
C3S. 102(1)(3) restricted (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 26(7)(g) (with Sch. 7. paras. 2(2), 3(2), 4); S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
F76103. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W
F76S. 103 repealed (31.3.1995) by 1993 c. 8, s. 31(4), Sch.9; S.I. 1995/631, art.2.
(1)The Lord Chancellor may [F77, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] by order direct that there shall be district probate registries of the High Court at such places and for such districts as are specified in the order.
[F78(3)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.]
F77Words in s. 104(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 144(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(q)
F78S. 104(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 144(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(q)