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An Act to make provision with respect to the maximum numbers of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary and certain other judges.
[15th February 1968]
C1Act repealed (with re-enactment of s. 1) so far as relating to Scotland by Court of Session Act 1988 (c. 36, SIF 36:1), s. 52(2), Sch. 2 Pts. 1, II, III
(1)The maximum number—
(a)of Lords of Appeal in Ordinary shall be [F1twelve];
[F2(b)in England and Wales—
(i)of ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal shall be [F3sixteen]:
(ii)of puisne judges of the High Court shall be [F4seventy-five];
(iii). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5]
(c)in Scotland, of judges of the Court of Session shall be [F6twenty-four];
(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7
(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(5)The enactments described in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8
F1Word in s. 1(1)(a) substituted (15.12.1994) by virtue of S.I. 1994/3217, art. 2
F2S. 1(1)(b) repealed (E.W.) by Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54, SIF 37), s. 152(4), Sch. 7
F3Word substituted by S.I. 1975/1215
F4Words substituted by S.I. 1970/1115
F5S. 1(1)(b)(iii) repealed by Courts Act 1971 (c. 23), Sch. 11 Pt. IV
F6Word substituted by virtue of S.I. 1986/2233, art. 2
F7S. 1(1)(d) repealed (with saving) by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23, SIF 38), s. 122(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 13, Sch. 7 Pt. I
F8S. 1(6) repealed by Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23, SIF 38), s. 122(1)(2), Sch. 6 para. 13, Sch. 7 Pt. I
C1The 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 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
This Act may be cited as the Administration of Justice Act 1968.
Administration of Justice Act 1968