44(1)Section 170 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954 (provisions as to references upon notices) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (9) after “Lord Chancellor” insert “ , the Lord Chief Justice ”.
(3)After subsection (9) insert—
“(10)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 (9).”