Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/36/section/2
Timestamp: 2016-10-24 23:09:55
Document Index: 798585200

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 6', 'art. 6', 'art. 3', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 2', 'art. 3']

Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchCourt of Session Act 1988You are here:1988 c. 36Part ISection 2Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Court of Session Act 1988. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 2(4) words substituted by 2014 asp 18 sch. 5 para. 30(2)Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 5(ef) inserted by 2010 asp 16 s. 126(a)s. 5A inserted by 2010 asp 16 s. 126(b)s. 5A repealed by 2014 asp 18 sch. 5 para. 30(3)s. 27A-27D and cross-heading inserted by 2014 asp 18 s. 89s. 27B(3) words substituted by S.I. 2015/700 art. 6(2)s. 27B(6) inserted by S.I. 2015/700 art. 6(3)s. 27C applied (with modifications) by 2014 asp 16 s. 41(3)(b)(4)s. 27C 27D applied by 2014 asp 10 s. 57A(3)(b) (as inserted) by 2014 asp 18 sch. 5 para. 24s. 27C(3)(4) modified by 2014 asp 10 s. 57A(4) (as inserted) by 2014 asp 18 sch. 5 para. 24s. 27D applied (with modifications) by 2014 asp 16 s. 41(3)(b)(4)s. 31A inserted by 2014 asp 18 s. 115s. 40 40A substituted for s. 40 by 2014 asp 18 s. 117s. 47(2A) inserted by 2014 asp 18 s. 90s. 47A inserted by 2014 asp 18 s. 91Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Court of Session Act 1988Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.S.I. 2011/180 art. 3-7 Sch. commences (2010 asp 16)2 Composition of Court.SThe Court shall be composed of an Inner House and an Outer House constituted in accordance with the following provisions of this section.
(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, the Inner House shall be composed of two Divisions, namely, the First Division comprising the Lord President and [F1five] senior judges of the Court, and the Second Division comprising the Lord Justice Clerk and [F2five] other senior judges of the Court.
[F3(2A)The Scottish Ministers may [F4, after consulting the Lord President,] from time to time by order amend subsection (2) above so as to alter or further alter the number of senior judges in the two Divisions.
F3(2B)The power conferred by subsection (2A) above may be exercised—
F3(2C)An order under this section shall be made by statutory instrument.
F3(2D)No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the instrument containing it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.]
[F5(3)The Lord President may from time to time constitute, from among the judges of the Court, an extra Division of the Inner House for the purpose of hearing and disposing of causes pending before the Inner House; and any reference in this Act or in any other enactment to a Division of the Inner House shall be construed as including a reference to such an extra Division.]
(4)[F6Subject to section 5(ba) below,] the quorum for a Division of the Inner House shall be three judges.
[F7(6)Subject to [F8subsections (7) and (8)]below, where a vacancy arises in a Division of the Inner House the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk, with the consent of the Secretary of State and after such consultation with judges as appears to them to be appropriate in the particular circumstances, shall appoint a Lord Ordinary to fill that vacancy.]
[F9(8)The Scottish Ministers shall not give their consent under subsection (6) above to an appointment filling a vacancy in one of the two Divisions of the Inner House unless they are satisfied that the state of business in the Inner House requires that the vacancy be filled.]
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