SCHEDULES

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

Part 1 U.K.Amendments

Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54) U.K.

128 (1) Section 57 (Court of Appeal: sittings and vacations) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3) After subsection (4) insert—

“(5) 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.”