Part 4: General Schedule 1: Retirement date for holders of judicial offices etc Part 1: Amendments of primary legislation
Part 1 of Schedule 1 makes a series of amendments to primary legislation which set the MRA for holders of specified judicial offices.
	Paragraph 25, which amends the JUPRA, in addition to raising the MRA of those judicial offices listed in Schedule 5 to that Act from 70 to 75, also makes a number of relevant changes.
	Paragraph 25(2)(b) removes the power under section 26(5)-(6) which allowed the extension of certain judges’ appointments beyond the age of 70 on an annual basis up to 75 where such extension was considered to be in the public interest.
	With the new MRA of 75, judicial office holders in scope will only be able to continue exercising office after their MRA to complete a case which began before they reached this age, as provided for under section 27 JUPRA, meaning that there is no longer a requirement for extensions under section 26(5)-(6) JUPRA.
	Paragraph 25(3) extends the power in section 27 JUPRA to coroners (including Chief Coroner, Deputy Chief Coroner, senior coroners, area coroners and assistant coroners) and traffic commissioners, allowing them to act beyond the MRA in exceptional circumstances to complete a part-heard case.
	Paragraph 25(4) amends Schedule 5 JUPRA to provide clarification of certain judicial offices and to include additional judicial offices to be captured by the effect of the increase in MRA and other relevant provisions in that Act.
	Paragraph 33 amends the Courts Act 2003 to raise the MRA of magistrates in the magistrates’ courts of England and Wales from 70 to 75. In the context of magistrates, the MRA is the age at which their names are automatically entered into the supplemental list, meaning that they may no longer exercise office as magistrate. However, magistrates in the supplemental list retain the title of "justice of the peace" as recognition of their service.
	Amendment to section 13(3) of the Courts Act 2003 ensures magistrates continue to be able to exercise office to complete a part-heard case which began before that lay justice reaches the MRA (75); however the provision under section 13(2) of that Act which allowed Bench Chairs to continue exercising office after reaching their MRA to complete their term as Bench Chair is removed. These changes bring magistrates in line with the wider judiciary.