# Access to Justice Act 1999, Section 69: Vice-president of Queen’s Bench Division.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, appoint one of the ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal as vice-president of the Queen’s Bench Division; and any person so appointed shall hold that office in accordance with the terms of his appointment.
(1A) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under subsection (1).
(2) In section 4 of the Senior Courts Act 1981(composition of High Court)—
(a) in subsection (1) (membership), after the words “the Senior Presiding Judge;” insert—
“(ddd) the vice-president of the Queen’s Bench Division;”, and
(b) in subsection (6) (vacancy in offices not to affect constitution), at the end insert “ and whether or not an appointment has been made to the office of vice-president of the Queen’s Bench Division. ”
(3) In section 5 of that Act (divisions of High Court), in subsection (1)(b) (Queen’s Bench Division), after “thereof,” insert “ the vice-president of the Queen’s Bench Division ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/22/section/69 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/access-to-justice-act-1999/section-69
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