United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Part 2 Arrest and delivery of persons
Supplementary provisions
26 Meaning of “appropriate judicial officer” and “competent court”
(1) For the purposes of this Part—
“appropriate judicial officer” means—
(a) Repealed
(b)a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) designated for the purposes of this Act by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor , or
(c) the Sheriff of Lothian and Borders; and
• “competent court” means a court consisting of an appropriate judicial officer.
(2)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this section.
Competent national judicial authority
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