Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order “the 1981 Act” means the Supreme Court Act 1981( 2 ).

Transitional provisions

2. —(1) Until paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to the Act comes into force the reference to the Vice-Chancellor in section 136 of the 1981 Act is to be read as a reference to the Chancellor of the High Court.

(2) Until paragraph 118(2) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes into force the reference to the Vice-Chancellor in section 5(1)(a) of the 1981 Act is to be read as a reference to the Chancellor of the High Court.

(3) Until paragraph 118(5) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes into force the reference to the Vice-Chancellor in section 5(3) of the 1981 Act is to be read as a reference to the Chancellor of the High Court.

(4) Until paragraph 146 of Schedule 4 to the Act comes into force the reference to the Vice-Chancellor in the definition of “senior judge” in section 151(1) of the 1981 Act is to be read as a reference to the Chancellor of the High Court.

(5) Until paragraph 330 of Schedule 4 to the Act comes into force, the reference to the Vice-Chancellor in section 62(2)(b) of the Courts Act 2003( 3 ) is to be read as a reference to the Chancellor of the High Court.

(6) Until paragraph 331 of Schedule 4 to the Act comes into force, the references to the Vice-Chancellor in section 64(2) and (4) of the Courts Act 2003 are to be read as references to the Chancellor of the High Court.

Consequential provisions

3. In Schedule 2 to the Judicial Pensions (Transfer Between Judicial Pension Schemes) Regulations 1995( 4 ) and Schedule 4 to the Judicial Pensions (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1995( 5 ), for “Vice-Chancellor” substitute “Chancellor of the High Court”.