Part 6

Judges

Offices, titles, styles etc.

Head and Deputy Head of Civil Justice
62
1
There is to be a Head of Civil Justice.
2
The Head of Civil Justice is—
a
the Master of the Rolls, or
b
if the Lord Chief Justice appoints another person, that person.
3
The Lord Chief Justice may appoint a person to be Deputy Head of Civil Justice.
4
The Lord Chief Justice must not appoint a person under subsection (2)(b) or (3) unless these conditions are met—
a
the Lord Chief Justice has consulted the Lord Chancellor;
b
the person to be appointed is one of the following—
i
the Chancellor of the High Court;
ii
an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal.
5
A person appointed under subsection (2)(b) or (3) holds the office to which he is appointed in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
6
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.
S. 62 inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 14, Sch. 4 para. 330; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
S. 62 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 14, Sch. 4 para. 330; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)