Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

32 Judicial agreement to certain regulations U.K.

(1) Where regulations under this Chapter are subject to the “concurrence requirement”, the Lord Chancellor—

(a) must obtain the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice before making the regulations if, or to the extent that, the regulations relate to—

(i) civil proceedings in England and Wales, or

(ii) family proceedings in England and Wales;

(b) must obtain the concurrence of the Senior President of Tribunals before making the regulations if, or to the extent that, the regulations relate to proceedings in—

(i) the First-tier Tribunal,

(ii) the Upper Tribunal,

(iii) employment tribunals, or

(iv) the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

(2) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise the function of the Lord Chief Justice under subsection (1)(a).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 32 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 51(4)

I2 S. 32 in force at 28.6.2023 by S.I. 2023/631, reg. 2