Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018

2 Alteration of judicial titles U.K.

(1) In section 89 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (masters and registrars), in subsection (3C), in the first column of the table, for “Chief Bankruptcy Registrar” substitute “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ”.

(2) In Schedule 14 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (the Judicial Appointments Commission: relevant offices and enactments), in Part 1 (appointments by Her Majesty), in the first column of table 2, for “Chief Bankruptcy Registrar” substitute “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ”.

(3) In section 64 of the Courts Act 2003 (power to alter judicial titles)—

(a) in subsection (2), at the appropriate places insert the following entries— “ Chief Chancery Master ”; “ Chief Insolvency and Companies Court Judge ”; “ Chief Taxing Master ”; “ Senior District Judge of the Family Division ”; “ Senior Master of the Queen's Bench Division ”;

(b) in subsection (3), for “91(1)(a)” substitute “ 91(1) ”.