SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38)
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1
Section 23 of the Welsh Language Act 1993 (oaths and affirmations) is amended as follows.
2
That section becomes subsection (1) of section 23.
3
In that subsection after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,
”
.
4
After that subsection insert—
2
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.