SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts
Part 1Amendments
Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)
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The Patents Act 1977 is amended as follows.
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Section 97 (appeals from the comptroller) is amended as follows.
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In subsection (2) for “or on behalf of the Lord Chancellor” substitute “
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor
”
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After subsection (3) 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 subsection (2).
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