110(1)Article 34 (jurisdiction of courts and procedure) is amended as follows.
(2)In paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,”.
(3)In paragraph (7) after “Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate” insert “, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,”.
(4)In paragraph (9) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “, after consultation with the Lord Chief Justice,”.
(5)After paragraph (9) insert—
“(9A)The Lord Chief Justice may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under this Article—
(a)the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002;
(b)a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act).”