9.—(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 167(1)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(i)in paragraph (b), omit “the Secretary of State and”;
(ii)in paragraph (c), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Lord Chancellor” and for “Lord Chancellor” substitute “Secretary of State”;
(b)in subsections (4), (6) and (9), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Lord Chancellor”.
(3) In section 168(2), in subsections (1)(c) and (5), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Lord Chancellor”.
(4) In section 170(8)(b)(ii), omit “, after consultation with the Secretary of State,”.
(5) In section 171(3)(a), omit “the Secretary of State and”.
(6) In section 173—
(a)in subsections (1) and (3), for “Ministers” substitute “Lord Chancellor”;
(b)in subsection (5), omit the definition of “the Ministers”.
Section 167 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), Sched. 4, para. 357.
Section 168 was amended by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4), Sched. 4, para. 358.