Valid from 03/04/2006
137(1)Section 86 (the Crown Court Rule Committee) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1) for “by the Lord Chancellor together with any four or more of the following persons, namely—” substitute “ by a committee known as the Crown Court Rule Committee, which is to consist of the following persons— ”.
(3)For subsections (2) to (4) substitute—
“(2)The members of the Crown Court Rule Committee, other than those eligible to act by virtue of their office, are appointed under subsection (3) or (4).
(3)The Lord Chief Justice must appoint the persons referred to in paragraphs (b), (c) and (e) of subsection (1), after consulting the Lord Chancellor.
(4)The Lord Chancellor must appoint the persons referred to in paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1), after consulting the following—
(a)the Lord Chief Justice;
(b)any authorised body with members who are eligible for appointment under the relevant paragraph.
(5)A person is to be appointed under subsection (3) or (4) for such period as the Lord Chancellor determines after consulting the Lord Chief Justice.
(6)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 this section.”