SCHEDULES

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

Part 1Amendments

61Finance Act 1966 (c. 18)

1

In Schedule 1 to the Finance Act 1966 (reliefs for shipbuilders), paragraph 6 is amended as follows.

2

In sub-paragraph (2)—

a

after “Lord Chancellor” insert “with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales”;

b

before “the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland” insert “by the Lord Chancellor with the concurrence of”.

3

After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

5

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise his functions under this paragraph.

6

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under sub-paragraph (2)—

a

the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;

b

a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).