Constitutional Reform Act 2005

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133(1)Section 74 (appeals and committals for sentence) is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)After subsection (5) insert—

“(5A)Before exercising any functions under subsection (4), the Lord Chancellor must consult the Lord Chief Justice.”

(3)After subsection (7) insert—

“(8)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.”