Administration of Justice Act 1968 (repealed) (1968 c. 5)

1 Maximum numbers of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and certain other judges.

(1) The maximum number—

(a) of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary shall be twelve;

[F3] Word in s. 1(1)(a) substituted (15.12.1994) by virtue of S.I. 1994/3217, art. 2

(b) in England and Wales—

(i) of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal shall be sixteen:

[F5] Word substituted by S.I. 1975/1215

(ii) of puisne judges of the High Court shall be seventy-five;

[F6] Words substituted by S.I. 1970/1115

(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F8] Word substituted by virtue of S.I. 1986/2233, art. 2

(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) Her Majesty may by Order in Council from time to time amend the foregoing subsection so as to increase or further increase the maximum number of appointments which may be made to any of the offices therein mentioned.

(3) No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty in Council to make an Order under this section unless a draft of the Order has been laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

(4) There shall be paid out of the Consolidated Fund, or out of moneys provided by Parliament, any increase attributable to the provisions of this Act in the sums which, under any other enactment, are payable out of that Fund, or out of moneys so provided, as the case may be.

(5) The enactments described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Administration of Justice Act 1968.

SCHEDULE REPEALS

[X2] The text of s. 1(5) and Sch. is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991