3 Places and times of sittings.E+W
(1)In any district the places at which the court sits, and the days and times when the court sits at any place, shall be determined in accordance with directions given [F1, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,] by or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor.
(2)A judge may from time to time adjourn any court held by him, and a registrar may from time to time adjourn—
(a)any court held by him, or
(b)in the absence of the judge, any court to be held by the judge.
F2(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)References in this Act to sittings of the court shall include references to sittings by any registrar in pursuance of any provision contained in, or made under, this Act.
[F3(5)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 (1).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 3(1) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 162(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(r)
F2S. 3(3) omitted (27.4.1997) by 1997 c. 12, s. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(5); S.I. 1997/841, art. 3(b), 4(e)
F3S. 3(5) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 15(1), 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 162(3); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(r)