Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)U.K.
218U.K.The Child Support Act 1991 is amended as follows.
219(1)Section 8 (role of the courts with respect to maintenance of children) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A)The Lord Chancellor may make an order under subsection (5) only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.”
(3)After subsection (11) insert—
“(12)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.”
220U.K.In section 45 (jurisdiction of courts in certain proceedings under the Act), after subsection (7) insert—
“(8)The functions of the Lord Chancellor under this section may be exercised only after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice.
(9)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.”
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 para. 221 repealed (3.11.2008) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2833), art. 9, Sch. 3 para. 228(m)