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The Maximum Number of Judges Order 2008

S.I. 2008/1777 · Made 9 July 2008

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Supreme Court Of England And Wales

Made 9th July 2008

Coming into force 10th July 2008

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of July 2008

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

This Order is made in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(4) of the Supreme Court Act 1981f1.

In accordance with section 2(4A) of that Actf2 the Lord Chancellor has recommended to Her Majesty the making of this Order.

In accordance with section 2(5) of that Act a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Accordingly, Her Majesty is pleased to make the following Order by and with the advice of Her Privy Council.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1981 c.54.

f2

Section 2(4A) was inserted by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c.4), section 15(1) and Schedule 4, Part 1, paragraphs 114, 115(1) and (4).

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment increasing the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Maximum Number of Judges Order 2008, and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Amendment increasing the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal

In section 2(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1981f1 (which specifies the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal) for the words from “not more” to the end substitute “not more than 38 ordinary judges.”.

Signature

Judith Simpson

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order in Council increases the maximum number of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal from 37 to 38.