Courts Act 2003

62Head and Deputy Head of Civil Justice

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(1)The Lord Chancellor must appoint a person to be Head of Civil Justice and may appoint a person to be Deputy Head of Civil Justice.

(2)No person may be appointed under subsection (1) unless he is—

(a)the Master of the Rolls,

(b)the Vice-Chancellor, or

(c)an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal.

(3)A person appointed as Head of Civil Justice or Deputy Head of Civil Justice holds that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.