SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)
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Section 99 (district registries) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
3
After subsection (2) insert—
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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.