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2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Constitutional Reform Act 2005;
“area coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;
“assistant coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;
“bank holiday” means a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(1);
“case” means a complaint or issue of misconduct being considered under these Regulations;
“complaint” means a complaint made in accordance with rules made under regulation 7 and containing an allegation of misconduct by a person holding an office;
“conduct advisory committee” means one of the Lord Chancellor’s conduct advisory committees on justices of the peace;
“deputy secretary” means a deputy secretary of a conduct advisory committee;
“disciplinary panel” has the meaning given by regulation 11;
“disciplinary sanction” means any of the following actions taken in relation to misconduct—
the exercise by the Lord Chancellor of any of the Lord Chancellor’s powers to remove a person from office;
the exercise by the Lord Chief Justice of any of the Lord Chief Justice’s powers under section 108(3), (4)(b) and (c) and (5) of the Act(2); or
a decision that the Lord Chancellor will move an Address for the removal of a senior judge by both Houses of Parliament;
“investigating judge” has the meaning given by regulation 10;
“JCIO” means the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, as defined in regulation 4(2);
“justice of the peace” means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);
“nominated committee member” has the meaning given by regulation 9;
“nominated judge” has the meaning given by regulation 8;
“office” means an office listed in regulation 3(2);
“office holder concerned” means an office holder whose conduct is being considered in accordance with these Regulations;
“secretary” means a secretary of a conduct advisory committee;
“senior coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;
“working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the Lord Chief Justice must be read—
(a)in relation to an office holder who exercises functions wholly or mainly in Scotland, as a reference to the Lord President of the Court of Session;
(b)in relation to an office holder who exercises functions wholly or mainly in Northern Ireland, as a reference to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland;
(c)otherwise, as a reference to the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Section 108 was extended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, Schedule 3, paragraph 14.
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