PART 9General

Delegation of functions by the Lord Chief Justice

46.—(1) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5)) to exercise any of the functions of the Lord Chief Justice, including functions as a consultee, under the relevant regulations.

(2) The relevant regulations are—

(a)Regulation 30(4)(a);

(b)regulations 31 to 35;

(c)regulation 37 and

(d)regulations 40 to 45.

(3) The Lord Chief Justice may nominate a senior judge (as defined in section 109(5)) to exercise any of the functions of the Lord Chief Justice under regulation 38.

Delegation of functions by the Senior President of Tribunals

47.—(1) The Senior President of Tribunals may not delegate any of the functions, including functions as a consultee, of the Senior President of Tribunals under these Regulations.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to—

(a)the exercise of any of the functions, including functions as a consultee, of the Senior President of Tribunals in the relevant regulations where the Senior President of Tribunals is the appropriate authority and the selection relates to an office listed in paragraph (3);

(b)the exercise of any of the functions of the Senior President of Tribunals under regulation 38 and the selection relates to an office listed in paragraph (3).

(3) The offices referred to in paragraph (2) are—

(a)a judge of the First-tier Tribunal appointed under paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007(1); or

(b)a person to be an other member of the First-tier Tribunal appointed under paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 2 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007.

(4) The relevant regulations referred to in paragraph (2)(a) are—

(a)regulation 30(4)(b);

(b)regulations 31 to 35;

(c)regulation 37.

(5) The Senior President of Tribunals may only delegate a function in the relevant regulations or regulation 38 to a Chamber President of the Upper Tribunal.

(1)

Amendments to Schedule 2 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 are made by paragraph 45 of Schedule 13 to the Crime and Courts Act 2013.