SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 18Amendments relating to Article 15(1) to (4) etc

PART 1Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978

18.  In section 68A (duty to secure system to support courts’ business)—

(a)in the heading for “Lord Chancellor’s duty” substitute “Department of Justice’s duty”;

(b)in subsection (2) for “both Houses of Parliament” substitute “the Northern Ireland Assembly”;

(c)after subsection (2) insert—

“(3) Section 41(3) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) applies for the purposes of subsection (2) in relation to the laying of a report as it applies in relation to the laying of a statutory document under an enactment.”