SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Deployment of the judiciary

Part 2Deployment of judges to the magistrates’ courts

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Section 66 of the Courts Act 2003 (judges who have powers of justice of the peace who is a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts)) is amended as follows.

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In subsection (2) after paragraph (a) insert—

aa

Master of the Rolls;

ab

ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal;

ac

Senior President of Tribunals;

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In subsection (2) after paragraph (e) insert—

f

Chamber President, or Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal or of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal;

g

judge of the Upper Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;

h

transferred-in judge of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act);

i

deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, or section 31(2) of, that Act);

j

office listed—

i

in the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc), or

ii

in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc);

k

district judge (which, by virtue of section 8(1C) of the County Courts Act 1984, here includes deputy district judge appointed under section 8 of that Act);

l

deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of the Senior Courts Act 1981;

m

judge of the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007;

n

transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act);

o

member of a panel of Employment Judges established for England and Wales or for Scotland.

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After subsection (6) insert—

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This section does not give a person any powers that a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) may have to act in a court or tribunal that is not a magistrates’ court.