Part 1Tribunals and Inquiries
Chapter 6Supplementary
I146Delegation of functions by Lord Chief Justice etc.
1
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales may nominate a judicial office holder (as defined in section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005) to exercise any of his functions under the provisions listed in subsection (2).
2
The provisions are—
paragraphs 3(4) and 6(3)(a) of Schedule 2;
paragraphs 3(4) and 6(3)(a) of Schedule 3;
paragraphs 2(2) and 5(5) of Schedule 4;
paragraphs 21(2), 22, 24 and 25(2)(a) of Schedule 5.
3
The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate any of the following to exercise any of his functions under the provisions listed in subsection (4)—
a
a judge who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session;
b
the Senior President of Tribunals.
4
The provisions are—
paragraphs 3(2) and 6(3)(b) of Schedule 2;
paragraphs 3(2) and 6(3)(b) of Schedule 3;
paragraphs 2(3) and 5(6) of Schedule 4;
paragraphs 23, 24, 25(2)(b) and (c) and 28(1)(b) of Schedule 5.
5
The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise any of his functions under the provisions listed in subsection (6)—
a
the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26);
b
a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act);
c
the Senior President of Tribunals.
6
The provisions are—
paragraphs 3(3) and 6(3)(c) of Schedule 2;
paragraphs 3(3) and 6(3)(c) of Schedule 3;
paragraphs 2(4) and 5(7) of Schedule 4;
paragraphs 24 and 25(2)(c) of Schedule 5.
F17
In Schedules 2 to 4 “senior judge” means—
a
the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,
b
the Lord President of the Court of Session,
c
the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, or
d
the Senior President of Tribunals.