Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2005

• Citation: S.I. 2005/2506
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(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 .

Section 2 Transitional provisions

(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 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.

Section 3 Consequential provisions

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