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).