Coroners and Justice Act 2009

148 Security in tribunal buildings

(1) The Lord Chancellor may, by order—

(a) authorise or require the Lord Chancellor, or such other person as may be specified, to designate persons as security officers in relation to a specified description of tribunal buildings;

(b) provide that Part 4 (other than section 51(1)) of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) (provisions relating to court security) applies in relation to a specified description of tribunal buildings and security officers designated in relation to tribunal buildings of that description as it applies to court buildings and court security officers, subject to such modifications as may be specified.

(2) The provision which may be included in an order under subsection (1) by virtue of section 176 (power to make consequential provision etc) includes provision modifying any provision made by or under an Act (whenever passed or made).

(3) In this section—

• “court building” has the meaning given by section 52(3) of the Courts Act 2003;

• “modify” includes amend, add to, repeal or revoke (and modification is to be construed accordingly);

• “specified” means specified by an order under subsection (1);

• “tribunal buildings” means any building, or part of a building, to which the public have access (other than a court building)—

  (a)

  where the business of any tribunal mentioned in section 39(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) is carried on, or

  (b)

  where the business of any other tribunal designated by the Lord Chancellor, by order, is carried on.