211U.K.The Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 is amended as follows.
212(1)Section 1 (allocation of business between High Court and county courts) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)An order under subsection (1)(a) or (b) may be made only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.”
(3)In subsection (9) for “the President of the Family Division, the Vice-Chancellor” substitute “ the President of the Queen's Bench Division, the President of the Family Division, the Chancellor of the High Court ”.
(4)After subsection (12) insert—
“(13)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.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 4 para. 212 wholly in force at 3.4.2006; Sch. 4 para. 212 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 148; Sch. 4 para. 212(3) in force at 1.10.2005 by S.I. 2005/2505, art. 2; Sch. 4 para. 212 in force at 3.4.2006 in so far already not in force by S.I. 2006/1014, art. 2(a), Sch. 1 para. 11(s)
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 para. 213 repealed (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 10 para. 99 Table; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(d) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
214(1)Section 11 (representation in certain county court cases) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, ”.
(3)Omit subsection (10).
(4)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 subsection (1) or (2).”
215(1)Section 73 (delegation of certain administrative functions of Master of the Rolls) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (3)—
(a)for “Lord Chancellor may” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, ”;
(b)for “Lord Chancellor considers” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor consider ”.
(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 subsection (3).”
216U.K.In section 119 (interpretation), in subsection (1) in the definition of “designated judge” for “the President of the Family Division or the Vice-Chancellor” substitute “ the President of the Queen's Bench Division, the President of the Family Division or the Chancellor of the High Court ”.