The Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023

Made7th June 2023

The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 51(4) and (5) of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 20221, makes the following Regulations.

Citation, interpretation and extent1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023.

2

In these Regulations a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone means the section or Schedule so numbered in the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022.

3

These Regulations have the same extent as the provisions commenced.

Provisions coming into force2

Sections 19 to 30, 32 and 33 and Schedule 3 come into force on the 21st day after the day on which these Regulations are made.

BellamyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateMinistry of Justice7th June 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 (“the Act”). They bring into force Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Act, which establishes a new Online Procedure Rule Committee and makes provision about Online Procedure Rules, with the exception of section 31 and Schedule 4 (which will be brought into force at a later date).

An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022 have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1	14th July 2022	2022/816
Section 2	14th July 2022	2022/816
Section 5	4th January 2023	2022/1358
Section 13	14th July 2022	2022/816
Section 18 (partially)	14th July 2022	2022/816
Schedule 2 paragraphs 16-21	14th July 2022	2022/816