Paragraph 87
(1)
Section 67 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (sheriff courts and designated county courts) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice ”.
(3)
After subsection (5) insert—
“(6)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.”