Constitutional Reform Act 2005

56 (1) In Schedule 7 (transitional provisions) paragraph 17 is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (3) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ and the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (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 paragraph.”