Part IV

OFFICERS AND OFFICES

Central Office and Accountant General

Central Office.
96
1
The Central Office of the Senior Courts shall perform such business as the Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, direct.
2
Subject to any direction under subsection (1), the Central Office shall perform such business as it performed immediately before the commencement of this Act.
3
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.
Words in s. 96 substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 26(1); S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)
Words in s. 96(1) substitued (3.4.2006) by virtue of Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 141(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)
Words in s. 96(2) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 141(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)
S. 96(3) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15, 148, Sch. 4 para. 140(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(p)