Courts Act 1971

[F1 26 Masters and registrars to be appointed by Lord Chancellor. E+W

(1) On and after the appointed day the following officers shall be appointed by the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of the Minister for the Civil Service as to numbers and salaries,—

(a) the masters, assistant masters and registrars specified in Part I of Schedule 3 to the M1 Judicature Act 1925, other than the Master of the Court of Protection (for whose appointment by the Lord Chancellor provision is made by section 100 of the M2 Mental Health Act 1959);

(b) the Queen’s coroner and attorney and master of the Crown Office;

(c) the registrar, assistant registrars and deputy assistant registrars of criminal appeals;

(d) the admiralty registrar;

(e) chancery registrars and assistant chancery registrars; and

(f) district probate registrars.

(2) The person appointed to the office of Queen’s coroner and attorney and master of the Crown Office shall, by virtue of his appointment, be a master of the Supreme Court (Queen’s Bench Division).

(3) In section 122 of the Judicature Act 1925 (which relates to certain additional duties of the senior master of the Queen’s Bench Division) for the words “The senior master” there shall be subtituted the words “The Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of the masters” and after the word “Division)”there shall be inserted the words “to be the senior master and the person so appointed”.

(4) In section 128A of the Judicature Act 1925 (which relates to the office of district probate registrar) for any reference in subsection (2) or subsection (3) to the President of the family dvision thre shall be substituted a reference to the Lord Chancellor.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 25, 26 repealed (E.W.) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), s. 152(4), Sch. 7

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of ss. 26(3)(4), 51(2), 53(5) and 56(4) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1925 c. 49.

M2 1959 c. 72.