Court of Appeal Act 2014

Amendment of section 67 of Act of 1936

22. Section 67 (amended by section 20 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008 ) of the Courts of Justice Act 1936 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) The Superior Courts Rules Committee (‘the Committee’) shall consist of 7 ex officio members and 10 nominated members.”,

(b) in subsection (3) —

(i) by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) the President of the Court of Appeal, who shall be the vice-chairperson of the Committee,”,

and

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) the President of the High Court,”,

(c) in subsection (4), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) 2 shall be ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal nominated by the President of the Court of Appeal;”,

(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) The quorum of the Committee shall be 7 members.”,

and

(e) in subsection (9), by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (a):

“(aa) in the case of the President of the Court of Appeal, an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal,”.