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Paragraph 85 Exercise of jurisdiction of Supreme Court

United Kingdom

(1)

The Chief Justice or any other judge or acting judge of the Supreme Court may hold the Supreme Court.

(2)

A judge holding the Supreme Court has, in exercise of the jurisdiction of that Court, all the powers and authority of the Court, and, if not the Chief Justice, has the jurisdiction, powers, authority, privileges and immunities conferred on the Chief Justice.

(3)

If, at any time, there are two or more judges who may hold the Supreme Court, each of them may hold sittings of the Court simultaneously.

(4)

In this section, “Chief Justice” means the person holding the office of Chief Justice.

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

C1

Sch. modified (22.8.2020) by The Overseas Territories (Constitutional Modifications) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/780), arts. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement

I1

Sch. in force at 1.9.2009, see art. 1(3)