The Lord Chancellor (Transfer of Functions and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006 No. 680

SCHEDULE 1 Transfer, modification and abolition of functions of the Lord Chancellor

British Transport Commission (Pensions of Employees) Regulations 1953

17.—(1) Regulation 1 of the British Transport Commission (Pensions of Employees) Regulations 1953(1) is amended in accordance with this paragraph.

(2) In the definition of “tribunal” in paragraph (3), after “Lord Chancellor” insert “and the Lord Chief Justice”.

(3) After that paragraph insert—

“(3A) 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 referred to in the definition of “tribunal” in paragraph (3).”.

(1)

S.I. 1953/1445.