SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
352
The Extradition Act 2003 is amended as follows.
353
1
Section 67 (the appropriate judge) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
.
3
In subsection (1)(c) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
.
4
After subsection (4) insert—
5
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 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)(a).
6
The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (1)(c)—
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).
354
1
Section 139 (the appropriate judge) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
.
3
In subsection (1)(c) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
.
4
After subsection (4) insert—
5
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 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)(a).
6
The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (1)(c)—
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).
355
In section 185 (free legal aid: supplementary), in subsection (6) (meaning of appropriate judge)—
a
in paragraph (a) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
under section 67
”
;
b
in paragraph (b) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
under section 139
”
.