OpenLegislation

Paragraph 112

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Section 7 (stipendiary magistrates in England and Wales) is amended as follows.

(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.”