The Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2013

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 3022

Tribunals And Inquiries

The Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2013

Made

2nd December 2013

Coming into force in accordance with Article 1

The Lord Chancellor makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 51(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1).

The Lord Chancellor has consulted the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and the Judicial Appointments Commission in accordance with section 51(9) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 51(14) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

Citation and Commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Judicial Appointments (Amendment) Order 2013 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Amendment of the Judicial Appointments Order 2008

2.  The Judicial Appointments Order 2008(2) is amended as follows.

3.  In Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Offices for Which a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives Holds a Relevant Qualification), after “District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) appointed under section 22(1) of the Courts Act 2003” insert—

“Senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners appointed under section 23 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 3 to, the Coroners and Justice Act 2009(3)”.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

Shailesh Vara

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

2nd December 2013

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides that Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives hold a relevant qualification in relation to the judicial-appointment eligibility condition under section 50 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and, on meeting the required qualification period (5 years as at the date of this Order), are eligible to be appointed as senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The Institute of Legal Executives received its Royal Charter and became the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives on 30^th January 2012.

(1)

2007 c. 15; section 51 was amended by the Legal Services Act 2007 (c. 29), Schedule 21, paragraph 162..

(2)

S.I. 2008/2995; amended by the Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3348) from 1^st January 2010 and by the Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1307) from 1^st June 2009.

(3)

2009 c. 25.