Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Courts Act 2003 (c. 39)

321(1)Section 20 (rules) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”.

(3)In subsection (2)—

(a)for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Lord Chief Justice”;

(b)before paragraph (a) insert—

“(za)the Lord Chancellor,”.

(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 of making the rules referred to in this section.”