SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland
Part 1Amendments
Land Law (Ireland) Act 1896 (c. 47)
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1
Section 24 of the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1896 (power to nominate judge to act as additional land judge) is amended as follows.
2
For “Lord Chancellor” in each place substitute “
Lord Chief Justice
”
.
3
At the end of the section insert—
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section—
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).