Section 2 The High Court.

United Kingdom

C1(1)

The High Court shall consist of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (in this Act referred to as “the Lord Chief Justice”)F1. . . and F2not more than F3fifteen puisne judges who shall be styled “ Judges of the High Court.”

(2)

All the judges of the High Court shall, save as in this Act otherwise expressly provided, have in all respects equal jurisdiction and shall be addressed in the manner in which judges of the High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland were customarily addressed heretofore.

(3)

F4The F5Department of Justice may, with the agreement of the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission, by order from time to time amend subsection (1) so as to vary the maximum number of puisne judges.

F6(4)

Part 3 of Schedule 3 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 does not apply in relation to puisne judges.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 2(1) repealed (3.4.2006) by 2002 c. 26, ss. 86, 87(1), Sch. 13; S.R. 2006/124, art. 2, Sch. para. 11(f)
F2: Words in s. 2(1) substituted (28.7.2004) by The Maximum Number of Judges (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1985), arts. 1, 2
F3: Word in s. 2(1) substituted (N.I.) (15.12.2020) by The Maximum Number of Judges Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/248), arts. 1, 2
F4: Words in s. 2(3) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2
F5: Words in s. 2(3) substituted (N.I.) (12.4.2010) by Department of Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 (c. 3), s. 3(2), Sch. para. 5(1); S.R. 2010/147, art. 2(2)
F6: S. 2(4) substituted (12.4.2010) by Northern Ireland Act 2009 (c. 3), s. 5(7), Sch. 4 para. 10(3) (with Sch. 5 para. 16); S.I. 2010/812, art. 2

Modifications

C1

S. 2(1) modified (9.11.1998) by 1998 c. 42, ss. 18(4)(c), 22(3), (with ss. 7(8), 22(5))

S. 2(1) modified (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 68(3)(c), 108(3) (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2))

Notes on Part I

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Pt. 1 heading substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), ss. 59, 148, Sch. 11 para. 6; S.I. 2009/1604, art. 2(d)