2006 No. 115
LORD CHANCELLOR
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
The Lord Chancellor (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006
Made 13th March 2006
To be laid before Parliament
Coming into operation 3rd April 2006

The Lord Chancellor makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 143 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
2005 c. 4

1 Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Lord Chancellor (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006 and shall come into operation on 3rd April 2006.

2 Consequential provision
The Schedule has effect with respect to the making of provision consequential to that under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Falconer of Thoroton, C. Dated 13th March 2006

SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISION
Article 2

1 County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981
(1) Order 54 rule 2 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 is amended as follows.
S.R. 1981/225, to which there have been amendments not relevant to this Order.
(2) In paragraph (2) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”.

Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1992
2 The Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (Costs) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1992 is amended as follows.
S.R. 1992/314, to which there have been amendments not relevant to this Order.
3 (1) Rule 9 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In paragraph 3(a)(i) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”.
4 (1) Part II of Schedule 1 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In paragraph 1(2)(a) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”.

5 Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996
(1) Article 1 of the Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 is amended as follows.
S.R. 1996/300, to which there have been amendments not relevant to this Order
(2) In the definition of “petty sessions districts” in paragraph (2), after “Lord Chancellor” insert “after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice”.

(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order introduces the Schedule which makes amendments to certain functions of the Lord Chancellor which are contained in secondary legislation. These amendments are consequential to amendments that are effected by Schedule 5 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) which transfers certain of the Lord Chancellor’s functions to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and requires certain functions to be exercised by the Lord Chancellor only after consulting, or obtaining the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.