SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland
Part 1Amendments
Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1575 (N.I. 6))
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1
In Schedule 2 (Northern Ireland Family Proceedings Rules Committee), paragraph 2 is amended as follows.
2
That paragraph becomes sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2.
3
In that sub-paragraph—
a
in sub-paragraph (c) for “Lord Chancellor after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice” substitute “
Lord Chief Justice
”
;
b
in sub-paragraph (f) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “
Lord Chief Justice
”
.
4
After that sub-paragraph insert—
2
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this paragraph—
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).