Supreme Court Act 1981

Tenure, etc. of certain officers

3 (1) In relation to any person who held the office of Assistant Master, Queen's Bench Division immediately before the commencement of this Act—

(a) sections 92 to 94 ; and

(b) Part III of Schedule 1 to the [1975 c. 24.] House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and Part III of Schedule 1 to the [1975 c. 25.] Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975,

shall have effect as if that office were listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2.

(2) In relation to any person who held the office of assistant registrar of criminal appeals immediately before the commencement of this Act—

(a) subsection (7) of section 92 shall not apply ; and

(b) subsections (1) to (6) of that section shall have effect as if that office were listed in column 1 of Part II of Schedule 2.

4 (1) If, in the case of any person holding the office of Lord Chancellor's Medical Visitor or Lord Chancellor's Legal Visitor immediately before the commencement of this Act, the Lord Chancellor so determines with respect to any enactment relating to that Visitor which is amended or repealed by this Act, the amendment or repeal by this Act of that enactment shall, to such extent as the Lord Chancellor may determine, not take effect in relation to that person at the commencement of this Act but instead take effect in relation to him at such later time as the Lord Chancellor may determine.

(2) If and so long as the office of Lord Chancellor's Medical Visitor or Lord Chancellor's Legal Visitor under section 108 of the [1959 c. 72.] Mental Health Act 1959 (as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act) continues to be held by any person after the commencement of this Act by virtue of a determination under sub-paragraph (1), section 144(5) of this Act shall not have effect as respects that office.

5 This Act, so far as it amends or repeals any provision of Schedule 1 to the [1981 c. 20.] Judicial Pensions Act 1981, shall not have effect in relation to any person who was within paragraph 1 of that Schedule immediately before the commencement of this Act and either was then holding office or had previously retired or died.