12U.K.The Senior Courts Act 1981 is amended as follows.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 13 para. 12 in force at 15.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g)
13(1)Section 2 (the Court of Appeal) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) (composition of the Court of Appeal) for “of ex-officio judges and not more than 38 ordinary judges” substitute “of—
(a)ex-officio judges, and
(b)ordinary judges, of whom the maximum full-time equivalent number is 38”.
(3)In subsection (4) (power to increase maximum number of ordinary judges) for “maximum number” substitute “ maximum full-time equivalent number ”.
(4)After subsection (6) insert—
“(7)For the purposes of this section the full-time equivalent number of ordinary judges is to be calculated by taking the number of full-time ordinary judges and adding, for each ordinary judge who is not a full-time ordinary judge, such fraction as is reasonable.”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 13 para. 13 in force at 15.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g)
14(1)Section 4 (the High Court) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) (High Court to consist of ex-officio judges and not more than 108 puisne judges) for paragraph (e) substitute—
“(e)the puisne judges of that court, of whom the maximum full-time equivalent number is 108.”
(3)In subsection (4) (power to increase maximum number of puisne judges) for “maximum number” substitute “ maximum full-time equivalent number ”.
(4)After subsection (6) insert—
“(7)For the purposes of this section the full-time equivalent number of puisne judges is to be calculated by taking the number of full-time puisne judges and adding, for each puisne judge who is not a full-time puisne judge, such fraction as is reasonable.”
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 13 para. 14 in force at 15.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g)
15U.K.In section 10(2) (power to appoint judges is subject to maximum numbers in sections 2(1) and 4(1)) before “numbers” insert “ full-time equivalent ”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 13 para. 15 in force at 15.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g)