Constitutional Reform Act 2005

122Interpretation of Part 4

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In this Part—

  • “appoint” includes nominate or designate (and “appointment” is to be read accordingly);

  • the “Commission” means the Judicial Appointments Commission;

  • “Head of Division” means any of these—

    (a)

    the Master of the Rolls;

    (b)

    the President of the Queen’s Bench Division;

    (c)

    the President of the Family Division;

    (d)

    the Chancellor of the High Court;

  • “High Court” means the High Court in England and Wales;

  • “high judicial office” has the meaning given by section 60;

  • “lay member” of the Commission has the meaning given by paragraph 4 of Schedule 12;

  • “Lord Chief Justice”, unless otherwise stated, means the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales;

  • “Lord Justice of Appeal” means a Lord Justice of Appeal in England and Wales;

  • “office” includes a position of any description;

  • the “Ombudsman” means the Judicial Appointments and Conduct Ombudsman;

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under section 115 or, subject to section 117(2), by rules under section 117;

  • “vacancy” in relation to an office to which one of sections 68, 77 and 86 applies, means a vacancy arising on a holder of the office vacating it at any time after the commencement of that section.