Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Other matters

81 Representations to Parliament by the President of the Supreme Court

(1) Section 5 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (representations to Parliament) is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning insert—

“(A1) The President of the Supreme Court may lay before Parliament written representations on matters that appear to the President to be matters of importance relating to the Supreme Court or to the jurisdiction it exercises.”

(3) In subsections (2) and (3), for “those matters” substitute “the matters mentioned in subsections (A1) and (1)”.

82 The supplementary panel of the Supreme Court

In section 39(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (circumstances in which a judge of the Supreme Court or a senior territorial judge becomes a member of the supplementary panel), after “while he holds such office” insert “or within 2 years of ceasing to hold such office”.

83 Minor amendments

(1) In section 132(4A) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (compensation orders: appeals etc), for “House of Lords” substitute “the Supreme Court”.

(2) In section 13(6A)(a) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (rules of court about when the Court of Session may grant permission to appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal), after “principle” insert “or practice”.