SCHEDULES

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

Part 1Amendments

320Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

1

Section 19 (training, development and appraisal of lay justices) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2) for “Lord Chancellor” in each place substitute “Lord Chief Justice”.

3

In subsection (3)—

a

for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”;

b

for “appropriate training and training materials” substitute “training and training materials that appear to him, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, to be appropriate”.

4

After subsection (3) insert—

4

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.