SCHEDULES

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

Part 1 U.K.Amendments

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39) U.K.

335 (1) Section 72 (process for making Criminal Procedure Rules) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) For subsections (3) and (4) substitute—

“(3) The Lord Chancellor may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, allow or disallow rules so made.

(4) If the Lord Chancellor disallows rules, he must give the Committee written reasons for doing so.”

(3) In subsection (5) for “, as allowed or altered” substitute “ and allowed ”.