# Constitutional Reform Act 2005, Paragraph 300


(1) In Schedule 6 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Pathogens Access Appeal Commission), paragraph 4 (sittings) is amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) after “direct” insert
“after consulting the following—
(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.”
(3) After sub-paragraph (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 sub-paragraph (1).
(5) The Lord President of the Court of Session may nominate a judge of the Court of Session who is a member of the First or Second Division of the Inner House of that Court to exercise his functions under sub-paragraph (1).
(6) The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under sub-paragraph (1)—
(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).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/4/schedule/4/paragraph/300 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-act-2005/schedule-4/paragraph-300
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