SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 13Judicial appointments
Part 2Diversity
Maximum numbers of judges to be by reference to full-time equivalent numbers
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Section 4 (the High Court) is amended as follows.
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—
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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.