# The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006

S.I. 2006/228 · made 29 January 2006

This Order brings into force sections 45 and 46 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (“the Act”), which make provision for the President of the Supreme Court to make the Supreme Court Rules.

Made under: Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Section 148)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005-commencement-no-4-order-2006/pdf/uksi_20060228_en.pdf

## Introductory text

SUPREME COURT OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Made 29th January 2006
The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2006.

## 2 Commencement of provisions of the Constitutional Reform Act

Sections 45 and 46 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 shall come into force on 27th February 2006.

## Signature

Falconer of Thoroton , C
Dated 29th January 2006

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force sections 45 and 46 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) (“the Act”), which make provision for the President of the Supreme Court to make the Supreme Court Rules.
By virtue of section 24(b) of the Act, when section 23 is commenced (which establishes the Supreme Court) the person who immediately before that commencement is the senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary becomes the President of the Supreme Court. In order that the senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary may exercise the functions of the President under sections 45 and 46 in anticipation of the establishment of the Supreme Court, a temporary modification of these sections will be necessary. In order that this modification may be made under section 143(1) and (2)(a) of the Act, this Order has brought these sections into force.

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