354(1)Section 139 (the appropriate judge) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1)(a) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales after consulting the Lord Chancellor ”.
(3)In subsection (1)(c) for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland after consulting the Lord Chancellor ”.
(4)After subsection (4) insert—
“(5)The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales 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)(a).
(6)The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate any of the following to exercise his functions under subsection (1)(c)—
(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).”