SCHEDULE 1Transfer, modification and abolition of functions of the Lord Chancellor — primary legislation
Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19847
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Section 36D is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
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That section becomes subsection (1) of section 36D.
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In that subsection, for “Lord Chancellor may direct” substitute “Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, direct”.
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After that subsection 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.