Constitutional Reform Act 2005
Act of Parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision for modifying the office of Lord Chancellor, and to make provision relating to the functions of that office; to establish a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, and to abolish the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords; to make provision about the jurisdiction of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the judicial functions of the President of the Council; to make other provision about the judiciary, their appointment and discipline; and for connected purposes. Citation 2005 c.4 The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c 4) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , relevant to UK constitutional law . It provides for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to take over the previous appellate jurisdiction of the Law Lords as well as some powers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , and removed the functions of Speaker of the House of L...