Part IV OFFICERS AND OFFICES

Appointment of certain officers of Senior Courts

89 Masters and registrars.

(1)

The power to make appointments to the offices in the F1Senior Courts listed in column 1 of Parts II and III of Schedule 2 shall be exercisable by F2Her Majesty.

F3(1A)

The maximum number of appointments under subsection (1) is such as may be determined from time to time by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Treasury.

(2)

The person appointed to the office of Queen’s coroner and attorney and master of the Crown Office F4and Registrar of criminal appeals shall, by virtue of his appointment, be a master of the Queen’s Bench Division.

F5(3)

Her Majesty shall, on the recommendation of the Lord Chancellor, appoint a person to each office listed in the first column of the table in subsection (3C) (“a senior office”).

(3A)

A person may be appointed to a senior office only if—

(a)

he holds the office in the corresponding entry in the second column of that table (“the qualifying office”), or

(b)

he does not hold the qualifying office but could be appointed to it in compliance with section 88.

(3B)

Where a person who is to be appointed to a senior office meets the condition in subsection (3A)(b) he shall, when appointed to the senior office, also be appointed to the qualifying office.

(3C)

This is the table referred to in subsections (3) and (3A)—

Senior office

Qualifying office

Senior Master of the Queen's Bench Division

Master of the Queen's Bench Division

Chief Chancery Master

Master of the Chancery Division

Chief Taxing Master

Taxing master of the Senior Courts

F6Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge

F7Insolvency and Companies Court Judge

Senior District Judge of the Family Division

Registrar of the Principal Registry of the Family Division

(4)

The person appointed Senior Master F8of the Queen's Bench Division shall hold and perform the duties of the offices of the Queen’s Remembrancer and registrar of judgments.

F9(5)—(7)

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F10(7A)

A person appointed under subsection (1) is to be paid such salary F11and such allowances, and a person appointed to a senior office is to be paid such additional salary F11and such allowances, as may be determined by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of the Treasury.

(7B)

A salary payable under or by virtue of this section—

(a)

may in any case be increased, but

(b)

may not, in the case of a salary payable in respect of an office listed in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 or of a senior office, be reduced,

by a determination or further determination under this section.

(8)

Salaries F12and allowances payable under or by virtue of this section shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament.