# The Supreme Court (Judicial Appointments) Regulations 2013, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In relation a reference in these Regulations to “the most senior ordinary judge”—
(a) the seniority of the ordinary judges of the Supreme Court is to be determined according to length of service as a judge of the Court (including for this purpose service over one or more periods) and service as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary counts as service as a judge of the Court for this purpose; and
(b) a person disqualified under regulation 16 or who resigns from membership of a selection commission under regulation 17 is to be disregarded in determining who is the most senior ordinary judge for the purposes of any provision of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111100233/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-supreme-court-judicial-appointments-regulations-2013/regulation-3
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