SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland
Part 1Amendments
Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4))
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1
Article 83 (procedure of tribunal) is amended as follows.
2
In paragraph (1) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “
, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,
”
.
3
After paragraph (1) insert—
1A
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under paragraph (1)—
a
the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;
b
a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).