SCHEDULES

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

Part 1 U.K. Amendments

Children Act 1989 (c. 41) U.K.

205 (1) Section 92 (jurisdiction of the courts) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (9) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, ”.

(3) In subsection (10) after “Lord Chancellor thinks expedient” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, ”.

(4) After subsection (10) insert—

“(10A) 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 (9) or (10).”