131(1)Section 68 (exercise of jurisdiction of High Court otherwise than by judges of that court) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1)(a) for “Lord Chancellor may” substitute “ Lord Chief Justice may, after consulting the Lord Chancellor, ”.
(3)In subsection (6) for “by the Lord Chancellor” substitute “ by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor ”.
(4)After subsection (7) insert—
“(8)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 subsections (1)(a) and (6).”