# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 219


(1) Section 8 (role of the courts with respect to maintenance of children) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (5) insert—
“(5A) The Lord Chancellor may make an order under subsection (5) only with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice.”
(3) After subsection (11) insert—
“(12) 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.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/219 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-219
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