SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1Amendments

166County Courts Act 1984 (c. 28)

1

Section 26 (districts for Admiralty purposes) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

after “Lord Chancellor” insert “and the Lord Chief Justice”;

b

for “him” substitute “the Lord Chancellor”.

3

After subsection (4) insert—

5

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.