SCHEDULES

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

Part 1Amendments

Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)

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Section 8 (role of the courts with respect to maintenance of children) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (5) insert—

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The Lord Chancellor may make an order under subsection (5) only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.

3

After subsection (11) insert—

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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.