SCHEDULE 1Transfer, modification and abolition of functions of the Lord Chancellor
Health Service Medicines (Price Control Appeals) Regulations 200057
1
Regulation 7 of the Health Service Medicines (Price Control Appeals) Regulations 200038 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
2
After paragraph (3) insert—
3A
The Lord Chancellor may remove a person from office under paragraph (3)(b) only with the concurrence of the appropriate senior judge.
3B
The appropriate senior judge is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, unless—
a
the person to be removed from office exercises functions wholly or mainly in Scotland, in which case it is the Lord President of the Court of Session, or
b
the person to be removed from office exercises functions wholly or mainly in Northern Ireland, in which case it is the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.