Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5 U.K. Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland

Part 1 U.K. Amendments

Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (c. 23) U.K.

31 (1) Section 58 (sittings of High Court and Court of Appeal) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3) After subsection (3) insert—

“(4) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section—

(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).”