Paragraph 141
(1)
Section 96 (Central Office) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) leave out “Lord Chancellor may” and insert “ Lord Chief Justice may, with the concurrence of the Lord Chancellor, ”.
(3)
In subsection (2) for “of the Lord Chancellor under this section” substitute “ under subsection (1) ”.
(4)
After subsection (2) insert—
“(3)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.”