Constitutional Reform Act 2005

376 (1) Section 68 (combined family panels) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2), after “thinks fit” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3) After subsection (6) insert—

“(6A) 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.”

(4) In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is section 49(2) of the Courts Act 2003 (c. 39).