Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Other matters U.K.

81 Representations to Parliament by the President of the Supreme Court U.K.

(1) Section 5 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (representations to Parliament) is amended as follows.

(2) At the beginning insert—

“(A1) The President of the Supreme Court may lay before Parliament written representations on matters that appear to the President to be matters of importance relating to the Supreme Court or to the jurisdiction it exercises.”

(3) In subsections (2) and (3), for “those matters” substitute “ the matters mentioned in subsections (A1) and (1) ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 81 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 66

82 The supplementary panel of the Supreme Court U.K.

In section 39(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (circumstances in which a judge of the Supreme Court or a senior territorial judge becomes a member of the supplementary panel), after “ while he holds such office ” insert “ or within 2 years of ceasing to hold such office ”.

Commencement Information

I2 S. 82 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 67

83 Minor amendments U.K.

F1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) In section 13(6A)(a) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (rules of court about when the Court of Session may grant permission to appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal), after “principle” insert “ or practice ”.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 83(1) repealed (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 28 (with ss. 413(4)(5), 416(7), Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2

Commencement Information

I3 S. 83 in force at 13.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/778, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 68