SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland
Part 1Amendments
Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1071 (N.I. 6))
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1
Article 39 (appeals) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (4) after “Lord Chancellor” in each place insert “
, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
3
In paragraph (11) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
4
After paragraph (11) insert—
11A
The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under paragraph (4) or (11)—
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).