SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1Amendments

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)

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1

Section 5 (divisions of the High Court) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)(a) for the words from “the Lord Chancellor” to “vice-president thereof,” substitute “ the Chancellor of the High Court, who shall be president thereof, ”.

3

In subsection (1)(b) for “who shall be president thereof” substitute “ , the President of the Queen's Bench Division ”.

4

In subsection (2) for “of the Lord Chancellor” in each place substitute “ given by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor ”.

5

In subsection (3) for the words from “with the concurrence of” to the end substitute

with the concurrence of both of the following—

a

the senior judge of the Division to which the judge is attached;

b

the senior judge of the Division of which the judge is to act as an additional judge.

6

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 subsection (2).