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 71 (High Court: sittings and vacations) is amended as follows.

(2)

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