{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-48",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/section-48.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/4",
  "legislation_title": "Constitutional Reform Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005",
  "path": "section/48",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Chief executive",
  "text": "(1) The Supreme Court is to have a chief executive.\n(2) It is for the President of the Court to appoint the chief executive.\n(3) The President of the Court may delegate to the chief executive any of these functions—\n(a) functions of the President under section 49(1) or 51A(1)(a) or (b);\n(b) non-judicial functions of the Court.\n(4) The chief executive must carry out his functions (under subsection (3) or otherwise) in accordance with any directions given by the President of the Court.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 48(2) substituted (15.7.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 29(1), 61(3); S.I. 2013/1725, art. 2(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 48(3)(a) inserted (1.10.2013) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), ss. 30(2), 61(3); S.I. 2013/2200, art. 3(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/section/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:37.085861+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}