248(1)Section 24 (temporary additional judicial membership) is amended as follows.
(2)For subsection (1) substitute—
“(1)This section applies if both of the following conditions are met—
(a)the Lord Chancellor thinks that it is expedient, after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, for a qualified person to be appointed to be a temporary additional judge of the Appeal Tribunal in order to facilitate in England and Wales the disposal of business in the Appeal Tribunal;
(b)the Lord Chancellor requests the Lord Chief Justice to make such an appointment.
(1A)The Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, appoint a qualified person as mentioned in subsection (1)(a).
(1B)An appointment under this section is—
(a)for such period, or
(b)on such occasions,
as the Lord Chief Justice determines, after consulting the Lord Chancellor.”
(3)In subsection (2) for “subsection (1)” substitute “this section”.
(4)After subsection (3) insert—
“(4)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.”