SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4U.K.Other functions of the Lord Chancellor and organisation of the courts

Part 1 U.K.Amendments

Judicial Pensions Act 1981 (c. 20)U.K.

112(1)Section 7 (stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)The Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice before making a recommendation in a case that falls within subsection (1)(b).”

(3)After subsection (6) insert—

“(7)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.”