75.—(1) Regulation 4 is amended in accordance with this paragraph.
(2) In paragraph (6), after “appointing office holder” insert “where that is the Lord President, or, where the appointing office holder is the Lord Chancellor, by the Lord Chief Justice after consulting the Lord Chancellor”.
(3) After paragraph (6) insert—
“(7) 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 regulation.”.