Paragraph 328
(1)
Section 30 (places, dates and times of sittings) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, ”.
(3)
In subsection (7) after “Lord Chancellor may” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, ”.
(4)
After subsection (8) insert—
“(9)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 subsection (1) or (7).”