Part 2The Court of Protection and the Public Guardian
The Court of Protection
45The Court of Protection
1
There is to be a superior court of record known as the Court of Protection.
2
The court is to have an official seal.
3
The court may sit at any place in England and Wales, on any day and at any time.
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F35A
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section—
a
the President of the Court of Protection;
b
a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005).
F36
The office of the Supreme Court called the Court of Protection ceases to exist.