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Crime and Courts Act 2013

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29 Supreme Court chief executive, officers and staff

(1) For section 48(2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (chief executive of the Supreme Court to be appointed by Lord Chancellor after consulting President of the Court) substitute— (2) It is for the President of the Court to appoint the chief executive. (2) Section 49 of that Act (officers and staff of the Supreme Court) is amended as follows. (3) In subsection (2) (number of officers and staff, and their terms, are for the chief executive but subject to the provision in subsection (3) about application of civil service pension arrangements)— (a) for “these matters with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor—” substitute “ the following matters— ”, and (b) for “subsection” substitute “ subsections (2A) and ”. (4) After subsection (2) insert— (2A) Service as the chief executive of the Court, and service as an officer or staff appointed under subsection (1), is service in the civil service of the State. (5) In subsection (3) (civil service pension arrangements apply to chief executive, officers and staff) for “The” at the beginning substitute “ Accordingly, the ”.

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29 Supreme Court chief executive, officers and staff

(1) For section 48(2) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (chief executive of the Supreme Court to be appointed by Lord Chancellor after consulting President of the Court) substitute— (2) It is for the President of the Court to appoint the chief executive. (2) Section 49 of that Act (officers and staff of the Supreme Court) is amended as follows. (3) In subsection (2) (number of officers and staff, and their terms, are for the chief executive but subject to the provision in subsection (3) about application of civil service pension arrangements)— (a) for “these matters with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor—” substitute “ the following matters— ”, and (b) for “subsection” substitute “ subsections (2A) and ”. (4) After subsection (2) insert— (2A) Service as the chief executive of the Court, and service as an officer or staff appointed under subsection (1), is service in the civil service of the State. (5) In subsection (3) (civil service pension arrangements apply to chief executive, officers and staff) for “The” at the beginning substitute “ Accordingly, the ”.

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