SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)
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Section 63 (business assigned to specially nominated judges) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
.
3
In subsection (2) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “
Lord Chief Justice, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, to be
”
.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
4
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 (1) or (2).