Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 U.K. Judicial appointments

Part 2 U.K. Diversity

Maximum numbers of judges to be by reference to full-time equivalent numbers U.K.

14 (1) Section 4 (the High Court) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) (High Court to consist of ex-officio judges and not more than 108 puisne judges) for paragraph (e) substitute—

“(e) the puisne judges of that court, of whom the maximum full-time equivalent number is 108.”

(3) In subsection (4) (power to increase maximum number of puisne judges) for “maximum number” substitute “ maximum full-time equivalent number ”.

(4) After subsection (6) insert—

“(7) For the purposes of this section the full-time equivalent number of puisne judges is to be calculated by taking the number of full-time puisne judges and adding, for each puisne judge who is not a full-time puisne judge, such fraction as is reasonable.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 13 para. 14 in force at 15.7.2013 by S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(g)