SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7Directions: procedure

Advice of the Lord Chief Justice

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1

The Board must give the Lord Chief Justice—

a

a copy of any advice duly given under paragraphs 4 to 7, and

b

a notice specifying a period within which any advice under this paragraph must be given.

2

The Lord Chief Justice must then give such advice as the Lord Chief Justice thinks fit regarding whether the proposed direction should be given.

3

In deciding what advice to give, the Lord Chief Justice must, in particular, have regard to the likely impact of the proposed direction on the courts in England and Wales.