SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Functions under legislation relating to Northern Ireland

Part 1Amendments

Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19))

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1

Article 365 (insolvent estates of deceased persons) is amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1) after “concurrence of” insert “ the Lord Chief Justice and ”.

3

After paragraph (1) insert—

1ZA

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland 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).