Constitutional Reform Act 2005

76 (1) Section 10A of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (proceedings after decree nisi: religious marriage) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (6) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ after consulting the Lord Chief Justice ”.

(3) After subsection (7) insert—

“(8) 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.”