Paragraph 79
(1)
Section 9AA (requirement to issue guidance) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1) after “shall” insert “ , after consulting the Lord Chief Justice, ”.
(3)
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.”