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Part 2 U.K. Amendments of or relating to enactments repealed or amended otherwise than by this Act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

401 (1) Section 27B (alteration of committee areas) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (4) before paragraph (a) insert—

“(za) the Lord Chief Justice;”.

(3) After subsection (10) insert—

“(11) 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.”