SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)
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1
Section 30 (places, dates and times of sittings) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
3
In subsection (7) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
4
After subsection (8) insert—
9
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 subsection (1) or (7).