3.—(1) The Lord Chancellor shall, with the agreement of the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord President of the Court of Session and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, designate officials for the purpose of performing functions under these regulations.
(2) Officials designated by the Lord Chancellor under paragraph (1) shall be known collectively as the Office for Judicial Complaints.
(3) The Office for Judicial Complaints may undertake such enquiries as are necessary for it to perform its functions under these regulations.
(4) A complainant or the subject of the disciplinary proceedings must reply to a request made by the Office for Judicial Complaints pursuant to those enquiries within twenty business days of that request.