SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland

Part 1Amendments

Land Law (Ireland) Act 1896 (c. 47)

1

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).