2(1)It is for the Lord Chief Justice, or a judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, to make or give designated directions.U.K.
(2)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a judicial office holder in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)to make or give designated directions generally, or
(b)to make or give designated directions under a particular enactment.
(3)In this Part—
(a)“judicial office holder” has the same meaning as in section 109(4);
(b)references to the Lord Chief Justice's nominee, in relation to designated directions, mean a judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice under sub-paragraph (1) to make or give those directions.