SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K.Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1 U.K.Amendments

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) U.K.

135 (1) Section 82 (duties of officers of Crown Court) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3) After subsection (2) insert—

“(3) 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.”