Part 2

Justices of the peace

Legal advice

Directions and independence
29
1
The Lord Chief Justice may give directions to a person authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1).
2
Apart from such directions, a person authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1) is not subject to the direction of the Lord Chancellor or any other person when exercising the functions.
3
The Lord Chief Justice may nominate one or more of the following to exercise the Lord Chief Justice's functions under subsection (1)—
a
a judicial office holder;
b
a person appointed under section 2(1) of this Act or section 40(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.
4
A person nominated under subsection (3)(b) to exercise functions of the Lord Chief Justice is not subject to the direction of any person other than—
a
the Lord Chief Justice, or
b
a judicial office holder nominated by the Lord Chief Justice,
when exercising the functions.
5
In this section “
judicial office holder
” has the meaning given by section 109(4) of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Ss. 28, 29 and crossheading substituted for ss. 27-29 (10.1.2020 for specified purposes, 6.4.2020 in so far as not already in force) by Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (c. 33), s. 4(3), Sch. para. 26; S.I. 2020/24, regs. 2(b)(ii), 3(b)