Courts Act 2003, Section 13 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Subject to [F1subsection] (3), the name of a lay justice who has reached [F275] must be entered in the supplemental list.
F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)Where—
(a)proceedings are, or are expected to be, in progress on the day on which the lay justice reaches [F475], and
(b)the lay justice is exercising functions in those proceedings as a justice of the peace,
the [F5Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor,] direct that the name of the lay justice need not be entered in the supplemental list until the proceedings have ended.
(4)The name of a lay justice must be entered in the supplemental list if—
(a)he applies for it to be entered, and
(b)the application is approved by the Lord Chancellor.
(5)The Lord Chancellor may [F6, with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice,] direct that the name of a lay justice is to be entered in the supplemental list on the ground of incapacity.
[F7(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 subsection (3).]
Textual Amendments
F1Word in s. 13(1) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 33(a)(i) (with Sch. 1 paras. 43, 44)
F2Word in s. 13(1) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 33(a)(ii) (with Sch. 1 paras. 43, 44)
F3S. 13(2) omitted (10.3.2022) by virtue of Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 33(b) (with Sch. 1 paras. 43, 44)
F4Word in s. 13(3)(a) substituted (10.3.2022) by Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 (c. 7), s. 131(1)(4)(a), Sch. 1 para. 33(c) (with Sch. 1 paras. 43, 44)
F5Words in s. 13(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F6Words in s. 13(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
F7S. 13(6) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 315(4); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(y)
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