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Mental Capacity Act 2005

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46 The judges of the Court of Protection

(1) Subject to Court of Protection Rules under section 51(2)(d), the jurisdiction of the court is exercisable by a judge nominated for that purpose by— (a) the Lord Chief Justice, or (b) where nominated by the Lord Chief Justice to act on his behalf under this subsection— (i) the President of the Court of Protection; or (ii) a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005). (2) To be nominated, a judge must be— (a) the President of the Family Division, (b) the President of the Business and Property Division, (c) a puisne judge of the High Court, (d) a circuit judge, ... (e) a district judge. (f) a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), (g) a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or of the Upper Tribunal, by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 or 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, (h) a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act), (i) a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, or section 31(2) of, that Act), (j) the Chamber President, or Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal, (k) the Judge Advocate General, (l) a Recorder, (m) the holder of an office listed in the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc ), (n) a holder of an office listed in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc ), (o) a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of that Act or under section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984, (p) a member of a panel of Employment Judges established for England and Wales or for Scotland, (q) a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General), (r) a deputy judge of the High Court, (s) the Senior President of Tribunals, (t) an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court), (u) the President of the Queen's Bench Division, (v) the Master of the Rolls, or (w) the Lord Chief Justice. (3) The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, must— (a) appoint one of the judges nominated by virtue of subsection (2)(a) to (c) to be President of the Court of Protection, and (b) appoint another of those judges to be Vice-President of the Court of Protection. (4) The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, must appoint one of the judges nominated by virtue of subsection (2)(d) to (q) to be Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, having such administrative functions in relation to the court as the Lord Chancellor , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, may direct.

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46 The judges of the Court of Protection

(1) Subject to Court of Protection Rules under section 51(2)(d), the jurisdiction of the court is exercisable by a judge nominated for that purpose by— (a) the Lord Chief Justice, or (b) where nominated by the Lord Chief Justice to act on his behalf under this subsection— (i) the President of the Court of Protection; or (ii) a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005). (2) To be nominated, a judge must be— (a) the President of the Family Division, (b) the President of the Business and Property Division, (c) a puisne judge of the High Court, (d) a circuit judge, ... (e) a district judge. (f) a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts), (g) a judge of the First-tier Tribunal, or of the Upper Tribunal, by virtue of appointment under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 or 3 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, (h) a transferred-in judge of the First-tier Tribunal or of the Upper Tribunal (see section 31(2) of that Act), (i) a deputy judge of the Upper Tribunal (whether under paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to, or section 31(2) of, that Act), (j) the Chamber President, or Deputy Chamber President, of a chamber of the First-tier Tribunal or of a chamber of the Upper Tribunal, (k) the Judge Advocate General, (l) a Recorder, (m) the holder of an office listed in the first column of the table in section 89(3C) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 (senior High Court Masters etc ), (n) a holder of an office listed in column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to that Act (High Court Masters etc ), (o) a deputy district judge appointed under section 102 of that Act or under section 8 of the County Courts Act 1984, (p) a member of a panel of Employment Judges established for England and Wales or for Scotland, (q) a person appointed under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (assistants to the Judge Advocate General), (r) a deputy judge of the High Court, (s) the Senior President of Tribunals, (t) an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal (including the vice-president, if any, of either division of that court), (u) the President of the Queen's Bench Division, (v) the Master of the Rolls, or (w) the Lord Chief Justice. (3) The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, must— (a) appoint one of the judges nominated by virtue of subsection (2)(a) to (c) to be President of the Court of Protection, and (b) appoint another of those judges to be Vice-President of the Court of Protection. (4) The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, must appoint one of the judges nominated by virtue of subsection (2)(d) to (q) to be Senior Judge of the Court of Protection, having such administrative functions in relation to the court as the Lord Chancellor , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, may direct.

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