Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 U.K. Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1 U.K. Amendments

Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (c. 42) U.K.

172 (1) Section 33 (jurisdiction of county courts in matrimonial cases) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsections (1) and (4) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, ”.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

“(6) 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.”