# The Senior Courts (Transfer, Amendment and Consequential Provision) Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order in Council)
This Order transfers the Admiralty Court and Commercial Court from the King’s Bench Division of the High Court, to the Chancery Division. This Order renames the “Chancery Division” as the “Business and Property Division” in consequence of this transfer. Article 2 of this Order amends the Senior Courts Act 1981 to effect this transfer and renaming. Article 2 also renames the title of the head of the Chancery Division, in consequence of the renaming of the Chancery Division.
Articles 3 and 4 give effect to the Schedules, which contain amendments to primary and secondary legislation in consequence of the transfer and renaming by article 2.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/723/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/senior-courts-transfer-amendment-and-consequential-provision-order-2026/note
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