SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1Amendments

Land Drainage Act 1991 (c. 59)

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1

Section 31 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (composition and incidental powers of the Agricultural Land Tribunal) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (1) insert—

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Before drawing up, or revising, a panel under subsection (1), the Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice.

3

After subsection (5) 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.