Section 45 Jurisdiction of courts in certain proceedings under this Act.C1

England, Wales and Scotland

C2(1)

The Lord Chancellor or, in relation to Scotland, the Lord Advocate may by order make such provision as he considers necessary to secure that appeals, or such class of appeals as may be specified in the order—

(a)

shall be made to a court instead of being made to F1the First-tier Tribunal; or

(b)

shall be so made in such circumstances as may be so specified.

(2)

In subsection (1), “court” means—

(a)

in relation to England and WalesF2, the High Court or the family court; and

(b)

in relation to Scotland, the Court of Session or the sheriff.

F3(3)

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(4)

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(5)

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F4(6)

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(7)

Any order under subsection (1) F5... may make—

(a)

such modifications of any provision of this Act or of any other enactment; and

(b)

such transitional provision,

as the Minister making the order considers appropriate in consequence of any provision made by the order.

F6(8)

The functions of the Lord Chancellor under this section may be exercised only after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice.

(9)

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 this section.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 45(1)(a) substituted (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(a)
F2: Words in s. 45(2)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 125; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3: S. 45(3)-(5) repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 11 para. 210; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(e) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F4: S. 45(6) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(b)
F5: Words in s. 45(7) omitted (3.11.2008) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 92(c)
F6: S. 45(8)(9) inserted (3.4.2006) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), s. 148(1), Sch. 4 para. 220; S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(u)

Modifications

C1: S. 45 functions transferred (19.5.1999) by The Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch.
C2: S. 45(1)(6) functions transferred in relation to Scotland (1.7.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Act substituted (3.3.2003 for specified purposes) by Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19), ss. 1(2)(b), 86(1)(a)(2) (with ss. 28, 83(6)); S.I. 2003/192, art. 3, Sch.