Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 16 U.K. Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

Judicial Committee Act 1833 (c. 41) U.K.

1 U.K. The Judicial Committee Act 1833 is amended as follows.

2 U.K. For section 1 substitute—

“1 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

(1) There shall be a committee of the Privy Council styled “The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council”.

(2) A person is a member of the committee if—

(a) he is a member of the Privy Council who holds, or has held, high judicial office, or

(b) another enactment provides for him to be a member of the committee.

(3) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to a person after the day on which he attains the age of 75 years.

(4) In this section “high judicial office” has the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.”

3 U.K. For section 18 substitute—

“18 Appointment of registrar

(1) Her Majesty may, under her sign manual, appoint any person to be the registrar of the said privy council, as regards the purposes of this Act, and direct what duties shall be performed by the registrar.

(2) A recommendation to Her Majesty to exercise any power under subsection (1) may be made only after consultation with the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.”

4 U.K. In section 19 (attendance of witnesses etc) for “the president for the time being of the said privy council” substitute “ the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ”.