Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Constitutional Reform Act 2005;

• “area coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

• “assistant coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

• “bank holiday” means a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1;

• “case” means a complaint or issue of misconduct being considered under these Regulations;

• “complaint” means a complaint made in accordance with rules made under regulation 7 and containing an allegation of misconduct by a person holding an office;

• “conduct advisory committee” means one of the Lord Chancellor’s conduct advisory committees on justices of the peace;

• “deputy secretary” means a deputy secretary of a conduct advisory committee;

• “disciplinary panel” has the meaning given by regulation 11;

• “disciplinary sanction” means any of the following actions taken in relation to misconduct—

  1. (a)

     the exercise by the Lord Chancellor of any of the Lord Chancellor’s powers to remove a person from office;

  2. (b)

     the exercise by the Lord Chief Justice of any of the Lord Chief Justice’s powers under section 108(3), (4)(b) and (c) and (5) of the Act^f2; or

  3. (c)

     a decision that the Lord Chancellor will move an Address for the removal of a senior judge by both Houses of Parliament;

• “investigating judge” has the meaning given by regulation 10;

• “JCIO” means the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, as defined in regulation 4(2);

• “justice of the peace” means a justice of the peace who is not a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts);

• “nominated committee member” has the meaning given by regulation 9;

• “nominated judge” has the meaning given by regulation 8;

• “office” means an office listed in regulation 3(2);

• “office holder concerned” means an office holder whose conduct is being considered in accordance with these Regulations;

• “secretary” means a secretary of a conduct advisory committee;

• “senior coroner” means a person appointed as such under paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009;

• “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in any part of the United Kingdom.

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to the Lord Chief Justice must be read—