Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Constitution and procedure of courts boards

Constitution E+W

1 [F1 (1) The members of each courts board are to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor. E+W

(2) The Lord Chancellor may appoint a member of a description mentioned in paragraph 2(a) only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 15, Sch. 4 para. 350(2); S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(bb)

2 E+W Each board must have—

(a) at least one member who is a judge,

(b) at least two members who are lay justices, each of whom is assigned to a local justice area the whole or a part of which is included in the board’s area,

(c) at least two other members who are persons appearing to the Lord Chancellor to have appropriate knowledge or experience of the work of the courts in the area for which the board acts, and

(d) at least two more members who are persons appearing to the Lord Chancellor to be representative of people living in that area,

and may have such other members of a description mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) as the Lord Chancellor considers appropriate.

3 E+W Regulations may make provision in relation to the appointment of members of courts boards, including in particular provision about the procedures to be followed in connection with appointments.