Part 1 Amendments
Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (2005 c 4) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 5 Functions under Legislation Relating to Northern Ireland

Section 15

Part 1 Amendments

Land Law (Ireland) Act 1896 (c 47)

1

(1)     Section 24 of the Land Law (Ireland) Act 1896 (power to nominate judge to act as additional land judge) is amended as follows.

(2)     For “Lord Chancellor†in each place substitute “Lord Chief Justiceâ€.

(3)     At the end of the section insert—

“The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this section—

(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).â€

Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 (c 15 (NI))

2

The Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 is amended as follows.

3

In section 2 (appointment of coroners), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     The Lord Chief Justice must also be consulted before any determination is made under subsection (1) as to numbers of coroners or deputy coroners.

(1B)     The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (1A)—

(a)     the holder

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