Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 2 U.K. Amendments of or relating to enactments repealed or amended otherwise than by this Act

Justices of the Peace Act 1997 (c. 25) U.K.

390 (1) Section 6 (residence qualification) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (3) for “Lord Chancellor is” substitute “ Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice are both ”.

(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.”