Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 2506
SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2005
Made
2nd September 2005
Laid before Parliament
8th September 2005
Coming into force
1st October 2005
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005( 1 ) (“the Act”) hereby makes the following Order:
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”.
Falconer of Thoroton, C
2nd September 2005
S.I. 1995/636 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
S.I. 1995/639 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.