Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c. 53) U.K.

147 U.K. The Administration of Justice Act 1982 is amended as follows.

148 (1) Section 25 (regulations as to deposit and registration of wills) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (4) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ”.

(3) After subsection (8) insert—

“(9) 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 subsection (4).”