SCHEDULES

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

Part 2Amendments of or relating to enactments repealed or amended otherwise than by this Act

Restrictive Practices Court Act 1976 (c. 33)

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(1)

Section 6 (administration) is amended as follows.

(2)

In subsection (5) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, ”.

(3)

After subsection (6) insert—

“(7)

The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 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.”

(4)

In relation to the enactment referred to in this paragraph, the original amending provision is section 1 of the Competition Act 1998.