C1Part 7Procedure rules and practice directions
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Criminal Procedure Rules and practice directions
I173Power to amend legislation in connection with the rules
F11
The Lord Chancellor may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State F2and after consulting the Lord Chief Justice , by order amend, repeal or revoke any enactment to the extent that he considers necessary or desirable—
a
in order to facilitate the making of Criminal Procedure Rules, or
b
in consequence of section 69 or 72 or Criminal Procedure Rules.
F32
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.
Pt. 7 modified (6.4.2008) by Serious Crime Act 2007 (c. 27), ss. 36(4), 94(1); S.I. 2008/755, art. 15(1)(f)